Acquiring and Organizing Curriculum Materials: A Guide and Directory of Resources

by Gary A. Lare

Overview

This update of the 1997 edition continues to provide useful information on how to find curriculum materials and how to organize them for efficient access. It is a useful resource for curriculum materials librarians in academic libraries, school library media specialists, public librarians responsible for education collections, and for library and information science courses in collection development and organization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810848184
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/19/2004
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.64(w) x 8.28(h) x 0.82(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gary A. Lare is head of the Curriculum Resources Center at the University of Cincinnati.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Part 1: Acquiring and Organizing the Collection Chapter 3 1. Curriculum Guides: Acquiring the Collection Chapter 4 2. Curriculum Guides: Organizing the Collection Chapter 5 3. K-12 Textbooks: Acquiring the Collections Chapter 6 4. K-12 textbooks: Organizing the Curriculum Chapter 7 5. Teaching Activities: Acquiring and Organizing the Collection Chapter 8 6. K-12 Audiovisual Media/Instructional Materials: Acquiring and Organizing the Collection Chapter 9 7. Processing Media/Instructional Materials for Storage and Circulation Chapter 10 8. Access to Curriculum Materials and Sources on the Internet Chapter 11 9. Selected Reference Resources to Support the Curriculum Materials Collection Part 12 Part 2: Resources Chapter 13 10. Textbook Publishers by Curriculum Area Chapter 14 11. Ancillary textbook Materials Publishers by Curriculum Area Chapter 15 12. Textbook Publishers Chapter 16 13. Teaching Activities Sources by Curriculum Area Chapter 17 14. Teaching Activities Publishers and Distributors Chapter 18 15. Media/Instructional Materials Sources by Type Chapter 19 16. Media/Instructional Materials Sources by Curriculum Area Chapter 20 17. Media/Instructional Materials Producer and Distributor Sources Chapter 21 18. Curriculum Guides, Frameworks, and Standards on the Web Chapter 22 19. Textbook Publisher Sites on the Web Chapter 23 20. Teaching Activities and Lesson Plans on the Web Chapter 24 21. Curriculum Content Resource Sites on the Web Chapter 25 22. Professional Associations Providing Curricular Materials Chapter 26 Appendix: Guidelines for Curriculum Materials Centers Chapter 27 Index Chapter 28 About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Intended for workers in school libraries, this guide provides information on finding curriculum materials and organizing them for efficient access. It provides practical advice concerning acquisitions and cataloging, lists contact information for publishers, and serves as a directory for other resources.

Reference and Research Book News

The value of this book lies in the impressive focus on the minutiae of classification to enable very specific access, and each suggestion is supported by detailed justifications, criticisms and general features. Binding, strengthening and shelving options also receive this detailed treatment, with full discussions of all the ramifications of each.

Orana

This book is a unique and comprehensive tool for collection development and an important reference for curriculum materials....This book is a must-have for any library supporting an education program. It would be an equally useful addition to school media center collections.

American Reference Books Annual

...well organized, clearly written, and will prove useful not only to library professionals, but also to individuals with curriculum development and library and information science students....extremely informative and I must state that this volume will become a valuable tool for me when it comes to my collection development activities....The second edition of Acquiring and Organizing Curriculum Materials continues to be an invaluable means of addressing this situation.

Collection Management

This book is a guide to preparing a curriculum-materials collection, with a primary focus on a college level collection to support pre-service and student teachers....this will be very helpful to media specialists interested in adding to and organizing a professional collection.

School Library Connection

The value of this book lies in the impressive focus on the minutiae of classification to enable very specific access, and each suggestion is supported by detailed justifications, criticisms and general features. Binding, strengthening and shelving options also receive this detailed treatment, with full discussions of all the ramifications of each.--Orana

This book is a guide to preparing a curriculum-materials collection, with a primary focus on a college level collection to support pre-service and student teachers....this will be very helpful to media specialists interested in adding to and organizing a professional collection.--School Library Connection

This book is a unique and comprehensive tool for collection development and an important reference for curriculum materials....This book is a must-have for any library supporting an education program. It would be an equally useful addition to school media center collections.--American Reference Books Annual

From the Publisher

This book is a guide to preparing a curriculum-materials collection, with a primary focus on a college level collection to support pre-service and student teachers....this will be very helpful to media specialists interested in adding to and organizing a professional collection.

Library Media Connection

This book is a unique and comprehensive tool for collection development and an important reference for curriculum materials....This book is a must-have for any library supporting an education program. It would be an equally useful addition to school media center collections.

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)

As a concise, well-organized guide to the acquisition, organization, and collection development of curriculum materials, this is a standout...this is an exceptionally useful handbook for any librarian responsible for educational collections..

LISCA

A useful resource for academic, school, and public librarians, this resource addresses two areas of need in a curriculum materials center: where to find curriculum materials for acquisition, including those not readily located, and how to organize these materials for efficient and effective access. Includes a list of Web sites and links that provides ancillary resources. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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