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SELECTION SOURCES
A. Sources of Selection for Print and Non-print Materials,
include but are not limited to the following:
1. Cornucopia
General Book Lists
Books and Teenage Reader, Harper
Books for Secondary School Libraries, R.R. Bowker
Books for You, N.C.T.E.
Children and Books, Mary Hill Arbuthnot
Children's Catalog, H.W. Wilson, Co.
Fiction Catalog, H.W. Wilson, Co.
Junior High School Library Catalog, H.W. Wilson
Senior High School Library Catalog, H.W. Wilson
2. Lists of Current Books
Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble.com
Booklist and Subscription Books Bulletin, Univ. of Chicago
Children's Books in Print, R.R. Bowker
Horn Book Magazine, Horn Book, Inc.
Media and Methods, North American Publishing Co.
School Library Journal, R.R. Bowker
Titlewave
Top of the News, A.L.A.
Voya
Wilson Library Bulletin, H.W. Wilson
3. Lists of Specialized Materials
A.A.A.S. Science Book List, A.A.A.S.
American History Booklist, N.C.S.S.
Gateway to Readable Books, H.W. Wilson
Good Reading for Poor Readers, Garrard
Guide to Reference Books, A.L.A.
Guide to Reference Books for School Media Centers, Libraries Unlimited
High Interest/Easy Reading, N.C.T.E.
High School Mathematics Library, N.C.T.M.
Magazines for Libraries, R.R. Bowker
Periodicals for School Libraries, A.L.A.
Reading Ladders for Human Relationships, A.C.E.
Subject Guide to Children's Books in Print, R.R. Bowker
World Civilization Booklist, N.C.S.S.
4. General Lists
Booklist and Subscription Books Bulletin, A.L.A.
Core Media Collection for Secondary Schools, R.R. Bowker
Dallas County Film Library
Dallas Public Library Film Catalog
Educator's Guide, Educator's Process Services, Inc.
Film for Children, New York Library Association
Previews: News and Reviews of Non-Print Media, R.R.Bowker
The Seed Catalog: A Guide to Teaching/Learning Materials, Bowker
2. Gift materials will be judged by the basic selection standards and will be accepted or rejected by the same criteria. All gift materials received by the school district will be judged according to selection standards prior to being added to the collection; materials which do not meet the selection standards will be returned to the donor or otherwise disposed.
C. Two basic factors - truth and art - will be considered in the selection of materials.
1. Truth includes factual accuracy, authoritativeness, balance, timeliness, and integrity.
2. Art includes qualities of presentation, imagination, vision, creativity and style appropriate not only to the material but also to the maturity of the students for whom the material is to be chosen.
D. In applying the criteria for selection, each work shall be considered in its entirety and shall be selected or rejected accordingly. Many valuable materials have both faults and virtues, and may be included if the virtues counterbalance the faults according to the selection criteria.