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Digital AgeCollection Management
Kathy ParkerSchool Library Media Consultant,
NCDPI [email protected]
Twitter@kparkerslmc
Where Do I Start?
"So Many Questions" by Orin Zebest is licensed under CC by 2.0 / Framed with PicMonkey
Start With A Plan
• Thoughtful, intentional• Reflect vision and
mission• Connect to school goals• Relevant to patrons’
interests and needs• Align to curriculum• Data driven• Meet professional
standards
Boston Public Library Plan is licensed under PD by 1.0“School library media coordinators
implement a comprehensive 21st Century library media program” (Standard 3)
Needs Assessment
What are……?their curricular needstheir professional needstheir cultural needstheir intereststheir reading levelstheir learning styles
What technology do they have access to at school and/or home?
SLMC “Ensures that the library
collection provides for the recreational and informational needs of students
in a variety of formats” (Standard
3, Element A, Proficient)
Data Driven Decision Making & Planning
• Collection analysis Gaps? Aged titles? Non-circulating titles?
• Gather patron dataSurveysObservationsStudent/teacher input: physical or virtual suggestion box, wish lists, etc.Tests: Benchmark, Standardized tests
• Schoolnet may be a useful data source: SLMC role and permission
SLMC “systematica
lly collects and utilizes
data to collaborativel
y develop and regularly update the collection
management plan”
(Standard 3, Element A, Proficient)
Collaborate
• MTAC• Students• Lead teachers• Community
members/organizations/businesses (know your district policy on community relations)
• PTSA• Vendors
SLMC “Recognizes
that the collection
management plan should be collaboratively developed and
regularly updated”
(Standard 3, Element A, Developing)
Selection
Know your selection policy and/or create a selection policy
Apply specific selection criteria
Consult reviews
SLMC “Ensures that the library collection is
aligned with and supports the NC SCOS” (Standard 3, Element A,
Proficient)
Acquisition
• Seek funding School and district PTSALocal businessesPartnerships with public and/or academic libraries
• Be ready!
SLMC “Uses collection
management plan data to solicit
external resources to support collection
development” (Standard 3, Element A,
Accomplished)
Weed• Develop de-
selection criteria• Know your
district’s de-selection policy and/or procedures
• Explain the need to weed to your stakeholders
“A badly weeded collection is not the sign of underfunding but of professional
incompetence. Would you go to a grocery store where half the
food is past its expiration date?”
(Johnson 62)
Share• Lead staff
development based on your experiential knowledge and best practices
• Teach the selection process to others
• Celebrate success!• Communicate
connections
SLMC “Provides leadership beyond the school level in
best practices regarding the
development and implementation of a
high quality collection
management plan” (Standard 3, Element A,
Distinguished)
Better to be Blended
“Maybe it’s time to start thinking of paper and screens another way; not as an old technology and its
inevitable replacement, but as
different and complementary interfaces, each
stimulating particular modes of thinking”
(Acedo 51)Image By Nemo is licensed under PD BY 1.0/Framed with PicMonkey
Considerations
• Student characteristics• Delivery method• Equitable access• ADA• Ownership• Digital curation