Collection+Development

Collection Development involves viewing what is in the collections, and seeing where there might be holes in it. Making suggestions to the teacher librarian for items needed. Utilizing book vendors, and locating materials needed to help support the curriculum.

**Evaluation Methods**
One tool that can be used to get started is **TitleWave** by Follett. With in **TileWave** is a tab called "TitleWise". **TitleWise** is a tool that compares your library collection to 2 different balanced collection analysis models.

//**Procedures (basic "job manual" type description of each):**//
 * //**determining curriculum need**// -- questionnaires/surveys/interviews with teachers, department heads, etc. Examining school course outline booklets, syllabi for classes, and reading lists, study units for classes, etc.. What are areas that students' are researching and investigating on a regular basis, forensics national topics, school goals, etc.
 * //**planning purchases**// -- reviewing vendor resources, online book outlets, database publishers, and other resources for comparing books, content, prices, availability, and accessibility. Looking up reviews, professional recommendations, other school's catalogs, fiction use statistics, etc.
 * //**evaluation methods**// -- how does your collection "stack up" with other high schools? ...as a balanced collection? ...
 * //**list management**// -- how do you maintain lists of "books for consideration"? ...purchase calendars? ...
 * //**vendors**// -- what are your favorite vendors (why), list of district approved vendor list, reps,
 * //**ordering practices and procedures**//
 * //**purchase schedules**// -- one large order when budget is determined???, spread out purchases over the course of the year???, other??
 * **//curriculum & library materials evaluation resources --//** Titlewave, Wilson's High School, ALA Booklist, vendor catalogs,

Follett's online Title Wave is an excellent way to do collection development. You can tweek it to your specific needs.