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Diversifying Collections, Jessica Schomberg
Diversifying Collections, Jessica Schomberg
Library Services Publications
Hands-on activity to help participants find a diversity of materials to support their communities and expand their collections. This will range from identifying relevant book and media awards to finding ways to promote these materials. We will also include discussion of how to advocate for policy statements expressing the value of diverse, accessible collections as well as ways to advocate for funds to support these collections. Participants will be encouraged to share their insights.
Journal Package And Subscription Analysis: Combining Data In New Ways To Standardize Collection Review, Pat Lienemann, Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Evan Rusch
Journal Package And Subscription Analysis: Combining Data In New Ways To Standardize Collection Review, Pat Lienemann, Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Evan Rusch
Library Services Publications
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We produce a variety of collection analysis reports which are used for several collection management functions, such as assessment, evaluation, and administration. We have now developed a Collection Review report which includes 100+ journal and package level data elements and dozens of data visualizations, built up from several hundred underlying lists from numerous data sources. Because we bring so many data elements together, we have also developed new metrics …
Responsive Librarianship: Guides To State/Provincial Research About Young People And Book Reviews On Diverse Ya And Children's Books, Kellian Clink
Responsive Librarianship: Guides To State/Provincial Research About Young People And Book Reviews On Diverse Ya And Children's Books, Kellian Clink
Library Services Publications
This article presents an annotated list of websites with data that describe young people by community and, in the following section, book review resources for diverse children’s and young adult literature. The very first section will point to general resources based on the U.S. & Canada, and then will dip into the specific places served by PNLA. State and Provincial education departments all have some-thing like school report cards. Searches performed aimed at finding state/ provincial or nonprofit agencies providing reports about demographics, disabilities, at-risk behaviors and resiliency factors. Book reviewing sites were found through various articles, databases, and recommendations …