Collection
Development (L4L)
Wisconsin Public Library Policy Resources: Materials Selection, Collection Development, Challenged Materials and Weeding
This page provides links to collection management policies in place at libraries across Wisconsin. The extensive list can be used for local policy development.
AcqWeb
AcqWeb provides information for librarians and other professionals interested
in collection development and acquisitions.
Amazon.com
This site can be handy for quickly checking what titles are available or in
print.
Barnes
and Noble; BookBrowser: The Guide for Avid Readers
BookBrowser provides reviews, reading lists, and forthcoming titles, just to
name a few. Be careful, you may become absorbed by this site if you too are
an avid reader!
CDT (Collection
Development Training)
From the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records, this site
provides collection development training for library personnel in small and
rural public libraries.
Outstanding
Books for the College Bound
This list from YALSA is broken down by fiction, nonfiction, biography, drama,
and poetry. It also provides a link to other booklists you may find helpful.
Wisconsin Public Library Policy Resources, Materials Selection, Collection Development, Challenged Materials and Weeding
Collection Development Presentations at OWLS
- Collection Development Workshop (2002) [ppt]
- Collection Development II Workshop (2003) [ppt]
- Collection Development II Update
Supporting public libraries in Outagamie and Waupaca counties