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Education Houston Cole Library Collection Assessment Submitted by Laurie Charnigo October 2013

INTRODUCTION

Based on guidelines provided by the WLN Collection Assessment Services, which provide a framework within which to evaluate a library’s current holdings and the level of activity at which the collection is being developed, the Education Collection is rated an overall 3cP (Advanced Study or Instructional Support Level, predominantly English). Refer to the Education conspectus sheets and checklist analysis for a more detailed examination of the library’s holdings. The primary purpose of the Education Collection is to support coursework needed for the Bachelor, Master, and Education Specialist Degrees in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Collaborative Education, Educational Leadership, and School Counseling and Psychology.

HOLDINGS The Education Collection (which includes Juvenile and Textbook Locations) contains 62, 444 titles. Education holdings account for approximately 9% of the entire library collection (673, 607). This figure, however, does not include over 400,000 ERIC Microfiche publications or individual counts for approximately 5, 529 journal volumes. The Education Collection includes the following resources:  36,932 titles specifically in the Library of Congress Classification L (for Education). Holdings for Education have increased by 4,472 titles since the 2004 assessment total of 32, 460. Also included in the total figure above for Education holdings are 1, 741.  The Juvenile Collection contains 20, 939 children’s and young adult’s books. 2,746 titles have been added to this collection since the 2004 assessment.  The Textbook Collection contains 4, 573 K-12 curriculum titles. 3, 213 titles were listed for this location in the 2004 assessment. The figure for the Textbook Collection total appears lower than it is in actuality because many supplemental items, such as workbooks and units, are counted as part of a set instead of individually.  The ERIC Document Microfiche Collection is complete. This Collection, to date, includes 477,470 full text education-related publications on microfiche. Many of the ERIC Documents (particularly those published after 1993) are also available electronically in full text through the library’s subscription to EBSCOhost’s ERIC Database. HOLDINGS BROKEN DOWN BY CLASSIFICATION AND LOCATION

A. Numbers of titles held for L (Education) classification:

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See the WLN Conspectus sheets at the end of this document for a more detailed breakdown. Classification Category Total General Education L 1, 406 History of Education LA 2, 880 Theory & Practice of Education LB 1-LB 1139.1 8, 270 Early Childhood, Preschool, Kindergarten & LB 1139.2-LB 4, 072 Primary 1599 Secondary and Middle School Evaluation LB 1603-1696 893 Education and Training of Teachers LB 1705-LB 2286 1, 140 Higher Education LB 2300-LB 2799 3, 027 School Administration LB 2801-LB 3640 4, 813 Special Aspects of Education LC 7, 198 Individual Institutions- United States LD 843 Individual Institutions- America (Except U.S.) LE 10 Individual Institutions- Europe LF 79 Individual Institutions- Asia, Africa, Oceania LG 21 College & School Magazines & Papers LH 103 Student Fraternities & Societies LJ 48

B. Numbers of titles held for Juvenile location:

Classification Category Total General Works A Philosophy, Psychology, Religion B-BX Auxiliary Sciences C History D-DX History: American E-F Geography G Social Sciences H Political Science J Law K KZ Education L Music M Fine Arts N Language & Literature P-PZ Science Q Medicine R Agriculture S Technology T Military Science U-V Bibliography, Library Science Z

C. Numbers of titles held for Textbook location:

Classification Category Total General Works A 1 Philosophy, Psychology, Religions B-BX 36 Auxiliary Sciences C 16 History D-DX 74 History: American E-F 148 Geography G 111 Social Sciences H 368 Political Science J 87 Law K- KZ 19 Education L 162 Music M 41 Fine Arts N 68 Language & Literature P-PZ 814 Science Q 1556 Medicine R 124 Agriculture S 61 Technology T 3120 Military Science U-V 3 Bibliography, Library Science Z 79

SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT

Education research extends beyond the boundaries of the discipline. A wide range of subject areas such as psychology, school librarianship and media, social science, sociology, physical education, health, etc., are also important areas of research. Teaching fields for secondary education degrees require specialization in biology, business education, English language arts, French, general science, history, mathematics, social science, Spanish, and technology. Holdings in LC Classifications outside of the L classification are also central to the Education Collection. Although these call numbers fall outside the scope of this assessment it is important to note that they are a central part of the Collection. A “snapshot” of these call number ranges is represented below:

Numbers of titles held for various subdivisions outside the L Classification:

Classification Category Total Psychological Tests and Testing BF 176-176.5 60 Developmental Psychology BF712-724.85 1273 Youth, Adolescents, Teenagers HQ793-799.2 452 Young Adults, Teenagers HV 1421-1441 83 People with Disabilities HV 1551-3024 875 Destitute, Neglected, and Abandoned Children HV 873-887 300 The Juvenile Offender HV 9051-9230.7 637 Education Law KF 4110- KF 4119 46 School Music MT 918-948 67

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Music Instruction MT1- MT6 333 Art Education N 350- N361 160 Juvenile Literature PN 1008.2-1009.5 192 General Science (includes many books on science Q1- 390 3,539 activities) Elementary Mathematics QA 101- QA 141.8 712 Children’s Librarianship Z 716.2-718.8 365 Children’s Literature Guides Z1037 100 School Media Center Z675.3 702

MONOGRAPH ACQUISITIONS & FUNDING

The following tables provide information on the acquisition and funding for the Education Collection over a seven-year period.

I. Number of Titles added to the Education Collection

Titles Added/Titles Published 2004/05 - 2012/2013 Fiscal Year Added to Y.B.P. Percent Education Output Collection L L 2004/05 538 1,860 29%

2005/06 518 2,127 24%

2006/07 532 2,055 26%

2007/08 344 2,289 15%

2008/09 484 2,329 21%

2009/10 451 2,361 19%

2010/2011 433 2,337 19%

2011/2012 478 2,278 21%

**2012/2013 291

8 Year Totals 3,778 17, 636 21%

* Compiled from Yankee Book Peddler New Title Reports and Library cataloging statistics 2004-2013. http://www.ybp.com/title_reports.html . **2012/13 fiscal data and title counts not yet complete

Juvenile Titles Added 2004/05 – 2012 /13 Fiscal Year Added to Juvenile Collection 2004/05 372

2006/07 201

2006/07 243

2007/08 171

2008/09 143

2009/10 223

2010/11 203

2011/12 248

2012/13 250

9 Year Totals 2054

II. Expenditures

Monograph Expenditures for Fund Account = Education (Amounts for Juvenile included) 1*2012/13 fiscal data and title counts not yet complete Fiscal Year Education/ including juvenile 2004/05 $25,480.46 2005/06 $26,011.79 2006/07 $26,484.45 2007/08 $20,237.18 2008/09 $23,573.53 2009/10 $25,272.69 2010/11 $23,082.75 2011/12 $25,032.00 2012/13* $24,258.99* 8 Year Totals $195, 174.85 8 Year Average $24,000.00

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*2012/13 fiscal data and title counts not yet complete

Withdrawals

The Library’s Collection Policy states that the criteria used for removing titles from the collection should be based on obsolescence of information, missing materials, physical condition, multiple copies, later editions, and superseded works.1 The following tables display titles withdrawn from the Education Collection over a five-year period. Particularly prominent are withdrawals from the collection during Fiscal Year 2004/05- 2012/13.

EDUCATION WITHDRAWALS: CLASSIFICATION L Fiscal Year Titles 2004/04 65 2005/06 153 2006/07 85 2007/08 58 2008/09 37 2009/10 33 Partial year at time of assessment 2010/11 28 2011/12 62 2012/13 12 Partial year at time of assessment 8 Year Totals 521 Bibliographies for Monographs in Education

Bibliographies examined in current and previous assessments revealed the following percentages. See attached checklists for more detailed data about the library’s holdings in specific subject areas within the Education Collection. Please note that, prior to the 2003- 2004 Collection Assessment, Physical Education was included in the Education Assessment. Physical Education is now assessed separately.

2012-2013 Assessment: Education Title Held Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles, 2007 97% RCL: Resources for College Libraries (ACRL), 2007 78% American Reference Books Annual, 2013 33% American Reference Books Annual, 2012 37%

1 McAbee, Sonja (2001). Houston Cole Library Collection Management and Development Policy. Alabama: Jacksonville State University, 14.

American Reference Books Annual, 2011 28% American Reference Books Annual, 2010 43% American Reference Books Annual, 2009 31% American Reference Books Annual, 2008 59% American Reference Books Annual, 2007 65% American Reference Books Annual, 2006 37% American Reference Books Annual, 2005 31%

2012-2013 Assessment: Juvenile Held American Library Association Notable Books, 2012 89% American Library Association Notable Books, 2011 90% American Library Association Notable Books, 2010 93% American Library Association Notable Books, 2009 92%

American Library Association Notable Books, 2008 92% American Library Association Notable Books, 2007 94% American Library Association Notable Books, 2006 86% American Library Association Notable Books, 2005 86%

PERIODICALS AND SERIALS ASSESSMENT

The Education Collection subscribes to 50 individual periodicals. The back issues of 140 journals no longer subscribed to or which have ceased publication are also available. Approximately 895 education-related journals are available in varying format and coverage through Library Databases. This listing below, from Serials Solutions, indicates the Library’s varying degrees of full text periodical coverage for different areas of education. For a complete list of education-related journals available from the library, see the Serials Solutions Subject Headings Page for Social Sciences at: http://we8af9qh2e.search.serialssolutions.com/? V=1.0&L=WE8AF9QH2E&S=SC&C=SO Subject Area Titles College & School Publications 26 Education – General 466 Education, Special Topics 302 Educational Institutions 16 History of Education 125 Student Fraternities & Societies: U.S 11 Theory & Practice of Education 895

Serial Expenditures for Fund Account = Education

FISCAL YEAR Total 2004/05 $26,715.27 2005/06 $25,659.21 2006/07 $30,457.84

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2007/08 $20,926.66 2008/09 $22,963.71

2009/10 $23,045.62 2010/11 $19,498.08 2011/12 $21,491.70 2012/13* n/a* 8 Year Total $190,758.09 8 Year Average $23,839.63 *2012/13 fiscal data and title counts not yet available

Supplemental Support for Journals

A wide range of journals in areas other than L Classification provides supplemental support to the education journals. Of particular note are psychology and counseling, technology, social science, and sociology journals.

SERIALS BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Title Held ERIC (journal listing for the online index) 65% Magazines for Libraries, 2011 82% Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Education, 2013 75% .

Access to Electronic Resources (Defined Access)

The library’s defined access is rated a 3cP (Advanced Study or Instructional Support Level, predominantly English). Access is provided to an extensive collection of remotely accessible electronic resources, including bibliographic tools, texts, indexes, journals, etc. The library’s catalog is web-based. Full text books from Ebrary, an online multidisciplinary database, have been completely integrated into Voyager, the Library’s online catalog. There are currently 95 education-specific titles available through the Library’s access to Ebrary. There are 518 education specific titles available from eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). There are 407 education specific electronic books available through Gale Virtual Reference Library. As evident from the list of journals in the appendix, the databases have significantly enhanced the journal collection. Users can easily determine whether and in which database a journal is available full-text through the library’s ejournal management and linking service. .

Databases: A wide range of databases is available through the library’s web site for research in Education. Full text articles, citations, and abstracts are available through general multidisciplinary databases such as EBSCOhost’s Academic Search Elite, Gale’s

Expanded Academic ASAP, and ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Databases more specific to research in this subject area include:

 ERIC  Education FullText (Wilson)  Educator’s Reference Complete  Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983 (Wilson)  Mental Measurements Yearbook (information on tests and measurements)  Professional Development Collection  Professional Collection  Wiley Interscience Education Journals  PsycInfo  PsychArticles  Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities in Education  Vast Academic Video Online  Films on Demand  Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest)

Additionally, there are several databases, available through our Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) portal, geared towards K-12 students and teachers that can be used as sources for lesson plans, educational children’s activities, popular children’s magazines, and photographs.

 Teacher Reference Center  Searchasaurus (EBSCO)  Kids Infobits  EBSCO Host’s Grades K-12 Database

Internet Sites The library maintains subject lists of Internet sites which have been reviewed and evaluated by subject specialist librarians. Government publications, lesson plans, teaching activities, and professional organizations are the type of Web sites primarily added. These sites are accessible through the Library’s catalog and Discovery Service.

Online Research Guides and Handouts Additionally, extensive education research guides have been created on specific topic and are available from the Library Home Page under “Subject Guides” at: http://libguides.jsu.edu/browse.php?o=s . These guides include a guide to APA citation, a how-to guide for searching education databases, tutorials, tips for utilizing resources for children’s literature, child development, education law, counseling, achievement tests, curriculum, mainstreaming, school discipline, teacher effectiveness, and year round schooling. These online guides can be accessed by students outside the library and are easily updated by the librarian. Many faculty in the College of Education & Professional Studies provide a link to these guides in their Blackboard courses.

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Nonprint Media Assessment The Education Collection contains 4,904 audiovisual titles. Audiovisual comprises items such as videos (online and on DVD), filmstrips, kits, and software. This collection includes:  45 audiocassettes  70 filmstrips  71 kits  165 videos  3777 of education-related videos available through VAST: Academic Video Online  356 education-related videos in Counseling & Therapy  420 titles in the Films on Demand Education Video Collection

SUMMARY

Monographs Strengths Total holdings, conspectus evaluations, and checklist comparisons indicate that the Education Collection is adequate to support the Education Department’s courses in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Resources. A glimpse of Figure 2 reveals that the collection is strongest in the areas of pedagogy, education foundations, instruction, and administrative and organizational aspects of education (e.g., classroom management and assessment). Figure 2. Breakdown of the Education Collection by Broad Library of Congress Subject Headings

 The largest category of the collection is theory and practice of education. This area contains 8, 270 titles. 14% of titles in this section pertain to educational psychology which supports courses in school counseling.  Special Aspects of Education contains 7, 198 titles. 29% of these titles specifically pertain to special education.  There are 4, 813 titles for school administration and organization. Topics covered most are: . Discipline (746 titles) . Personnel Management of administrators and teachers (1051 titles) . Assessment (719 titles).  The Collection is geared heavily towards Early Childhood and Elementary Education. In this classification there are 4,072 titles. Elementary Education currently accounts for the largest portion of education majors at JSU, thus the emphasis in the Collection on elementary education. In comparison, secondary education titles appear to be much lower (893 titles). In actuality, the titles for 10 11

teaching secondary education, particularly of teaching fields such as biology and mathematics, are dispersed throughout the whole library collection and are often cataloged under different Library of Congress subject headings (e.g., the LC call number range for mathematics teaching falls under QA).  The library contains a strong collection of publications written about current trends and issues in Education which are used heavily by students in foundation classes, speech and composition classes, and education research classes.  The Reference Collection contains over 945 specialized education encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, directories, and guides. Currently, the greatest strength of the Reference Collection, is that the Library now provides access to most of the standard encyclopedias and handbooks in education electronically through our purchase of them as electronic books.  The ERIC Document Collection is complete, currently containing over 477, 470 education-related publications.  As more courses in the College of Education are offered online or through distance education and as the expectations of today’s students have shifted towards obtaining library resources electronically rather than in print, the Education Collection, now reflects this change. Over the last few years, over 1, 741 books in education have been ordered in electronic format rather than in print format. This shift in the Education Collection reflects the fluid nature of resources needed by our students. Resources are now purchased, based on, not just the information needs of our students and faculty, but by their accessibility. A strong collection should not be judged solely on the print counts of books but by how easily accessible and up-to-date resources are available in the manner students and faculty are most likely to access them. The Education Collection has adapted to meet the current informational needs of our student and faculty.  The Library continually strives to meet the needs of students beyond the curriculum by providing current Praxis II study guides. The library has purchased , and continues to purchase, multiple praxis II study guides for all content areas.

Weaknesses A weakness pointed out in the former assessment of the collection is the low number of titles for international systems. Current curriculum, however, is more geared towards educational instruction and curriculum in the United States. This emphasis continues to be reflected in the collection. Low conspectus counts were revealed for the following categories:  History of Education- International Regions (LA 401-LA 2270)  Speech (elementary) (LB 1572)  Taxation of Schools and Colleges (LC 184-188)  Education of Women in Other Countries (LC 1761-LC 2572)  Individual Institutions – International Regions (LG)

Recommendation Based on observation by the Education Librarian, students (a large percent being elementary education majors) consistently need practical teaching resources such as

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Textbooks Strengths The textbook collection includes textbooks and other curriculum materials adequate to support instruction courses. The Houston Cole Library is one of eight public review sites for the Alabama State Department of Education. All Textbooks are integrated into Voyager, the library’s catalog system. Supplemental materials such as units and transparencies are sent to the Education Department’s Ramona Wood Learning Center. The Ramona Wood Learning Center holdings supplements the library collection with curriculum and instruction materials not traditionally collected or held in the library. Currently, the Learning Center lists 10,402 titles. Records of items in the Ramona Wood Learning Center, primarily, curriculum materials, have now been integrated into the Library’s online catalog so that, though children’s books and textbooks are in a separate location than curriculum materials, students are able to access information on the location of both center’s holdings through one search..

Weaknesses The weakest aspect of the Textbook Collection is the limited amount of teacher’s editions provided to the library by the State Adoption Textbook Agency. The cost of acquiring complete sets of teacher’s editions for textbooks exceeds the library’s budget. However, requests from Education Faculty for specific teacher’s editions is encouraged. The librarian is also encouraged to ask individuals serving on the State Adoption Text Book Agency for donations of teacher edition’s when few teacher’s edition’s are provided for the subject under review.

Juvenile Books Strengths The Juvenile Collection is more than adequate to support courses in children’s literature and educational instruction. Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners are on standing order. Current children’s book selection is based on starred book reviews from high quality sources such as The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Horn Book, Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates (for young adult books), the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual list of Notable Trade books, The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books, and American Library Association’s annual list of Notable Children’s Books. A diverse collection of current picture books are collected through numerous multicultural selection guides for children’s literature. 2,746 titles have been added to this collection since the 2004 assessment. Faculty input is also heavily relied upon in developing the Collection. Children’s Literature Classes are conducted each semester to promote use of and teach students about current new books in children’s literature. Supplementing the Juvenile Collection are hundreds of high quality children’s literature guides, bibliographies, and publications on authors and illustrators. The School Media Collection complements the collection and provides books on read-alouds and activities for literacy. The Juvenile

Collection is also supplemented by a strong selection of books on the study and critical analysis of children’s and young adult literature.

Recommendation The growing interest in using graphic novels to promote literacy and for use in the classroom, has produced a greater need to boost our graphic novel collection. We have purchased a significant amount of graphic novels, including all titles listed as “core” graphic novels for children and young adults from both an English and an Education faculty member. We need to continue to grow our graphics novel collection.

Periodicals Strengths The Library’s subscriptions to print and online journals provide access to a wide variety of education-specific journals as well as hundreds of other multidisciplinary journals that are potentially relevant to the field.  The Collection provides access to over 895 education-specific titles. This access is extremely important for providing distance education students with information necessary for course work.  The library provides access to online indexes for education journal articles. ERIC and Wilson’s Education Education FullText (now accessible through EBSCO), Education Index Retrospective, and Educator’s Reference Complete now provide access to full text journal articles and citations. Serials Solutions, an electronic journals management service allows users to easily discover whether and in what database a journal is available in full text.  Retrospective access to articles is offered through print and microform holdings, as well as Wilson’s Education Index Retrospective which provides online indexing of education journals from 1929-1980.  Some of the journals such as Education, Primary Education, and Journal of Education extend back to the late nineteenth century.

Weakness No significant weaknesses identified.

Recommendation Although the Library provides access to over 895 education-specific journals, it’s important to maintain, promote, and make students aware of the core journals in the field of Education, through library guides and instruction sessions.

Audiovisual Collection Strengths The audiovisual collection for Education is strongest in the area of instruction and teaching. These are videos, filmstrips, and kits which are used to demonstrate effective teaching methods to students. Requests for audiovisual materials by Education Faculty is actively met and encouraged. Alexander Street Press videos in education and counseling as well as the Library’s subscription to Films on Demand has greatly expanded vetted, scholarly multimedia resources to our students. 3,777 education-related videos and 356

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Recommendation Continue to add scholarly multimedia resources to the collection and make them accessible through the Library Catalog and through the Library’s Discovery Service.

Electronic Resources Strengths Electronic resources have profoundly increased access to education information. In addition to full text access to journal articles and citations, the library provides access to approximately thousands of full text electronic books, 24-page previews of dissertations through ProQuest Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts), and test information through the online Mental Measurements Yearbook. Several databases have been added since the 2004 Education Collection Assessment, including Education Index Retrospective, Educator’s Reference Complete, Films on Demand, Vast Academic Video Online, and Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities. Many core reference collections are now available electronically such as the Something about the Author Series and Mcmillan’s eight-volume Encyclopedia of Education. The Library’s LibGuides help students navigate and utilize these online resources. Please see our Education LibGuides pages at: http://libguides.jsu.edu/profile.php?uid=57665.

Weaknesses No significant weaknesses identified.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Education majors account for a large portion of the total student body at Jacksonville State University. The library should continue to allocate a significant and comparative amount of funding for the Education Collection. The following recommendations have also been made to help improve the Collection:

 More books should be purchased in electronic format to reflect the fluid changes in how students and faculty now expect to utilize Library Resources. The Collection should be made as easily accessible as possible. User-generated electronic books should also be a major factor in the development of the Education Collection.  Classifications with high conspectus counts (theory and practice of education, early childhood and elementary education, secondary education, administration, general education, and special education) should continue to be top priorities for selection.

 Specific areas with low conspectus counts: works in history of education during particular periods and in different regions, elementary speech, and education of different cultures, should be acquired when appropriate.  Due to frequent use, more titles should be selected, when available, on arts integration, guidance counseling, bilingual education, curriculum history, school health, and child development theories.  Based on reference knowledge more resources should continue to be ordered specifically on current issues and trends, such as the No Child Left Behind Act, standardized testing, charter schools, bullying, etc. Changing trends and issues of education should be reflected in the collection.  Based on observation, more resources that include practical teaching activities and instructional resources should be acquired. These types of resources can include Internet sites as well as books.  Subject Guides, such as LibGuides on current issues and frequently occurring assignments should continue to be created and made available from the Library Web site.  Instruction classes should continue to be encouraged to educate students about electronic sources and provide them with the skills needed to navigate them.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CHECKLISTS Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles, 2007 Category Listed Held Percent 75 72 97%

Magazines for Libraries, New York: Bowker, 2011. Category Listed Held Percent General, K-12 58 50 Comparative Education and International 24 18 Education Educational Psychology and Measurement 13 13 Higher Education 18 12 Specific Subjects and Teaching Methods 40 34 Total 153 127 82%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2013. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 17 3 Elementary & Secondary Education 4 2 Higher Education 20 5 Learning Disabilities 4 0 Children’s and Young Adult Literature 13 9 Total 58 19 33%

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American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2012. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 26 7 Elementary & Secondary Education 22 10 Higher Education 26 9 Learning Disabilities 8 3 Children’s and Young Adult Literature 16 7 Total 98 36 37%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2011. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2011. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 5 3 Directories 4 1 Handbooks & Yearbooks 14 3 Elementary & Secondary Education 28 5 Higher Education 26 8 Learning Disabilities 6 3 Total 83 23 28%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2010. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2010. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 15 8 Elementary and Secondary Education 17 8 Higher Education 8 2 Learning Disabilities 9 3 Total 49 21 43%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2009. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2009. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 23 6 Early Childhood Education 7 1 Higher Education 8 3 Learning Disabilities 10 5 Total 48 15 31%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2008. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2008. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 8 3 Elementary and Secondary Education 5 4 Higher Education 13 10 Learning Disabilities 7 4

Children’s and Young Adult Literature 11 5 Total 44 26 59%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2007. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 5 3 Elementary & Secondary Education 3 2 Higher Education 11 7 International Exchange Programs 1 0 Learning Disabilities 3 1 Children’s & Young Adult Literature 17 11 Total 37 24 65%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2006. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. Category Listed Held Percent General Works 6 3 Elementary & Secondary Education 3 0 Higher Education 25 9 International Exchange Program 1 0 Learning Disabilities 6 2 Children’s & Young Adult Literature 11 5 Total 52 19 37%

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), 2005. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. General Works Listed Held Percent Elementary & Secondary Education 7 7 Higher Education 6 4 International Exchange Programs 3 2 Learning Disabilities 5 2 International Exchange Programs 5 2 Children’s & Young Adult Literature 20 11 Total 46 28 61%

Educational Resources Information Center (U.S.), ERIC Index. Arlington, Va. [etc.]. Listed Held Percent Total 1189 650 55%

Education Abstracts FT, New York, N.Y.: H.W. Wilson. Listed Held Percent Total 660 540 82%

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RCL: Resources for college Libraries, Bowker, American Library Association / edited by Susan Stan. Lanham, Md.: American Library Association, 2006. Category Listed Held Percent Education and Training of Teachers and 184 151 Administrators School Facilities 5 3 Student Life 8 5 Higher Education 116 81 Special Forms of Education 10 4 Social Aspects of Education 100 79 Types of Education 300 226 General Education 13 11 Philosophy of Education 17 6 History of Education 253 201 Theory and Practice of Education 283 231 Educational Research 18 16 Educational Psychology 62 44 Education by Level 181 158 Total 1550 1207 78%

How to Get your Child to Love Reading/ by Esmé Raji Codell. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, c2003. Category Listed Held Percent Total 4, 258 1, 187 28%

Picture Books by Latino Writers : a Guide for Librarians, Teachers, Parents, and Students/ by Sherry York. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Pub., c2002. Category Listed Held Percent Total 65 13 20%

Booktalks, Bookwalks, and Read-alouds: Promoting the Best New Children's Literature Across the Elementary Curriculum/ Rosanne J. Blass. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press, 2002. Category Listed Held Percent Language Arts and Literature 39 3 Mathematics and Science 40 9 Social Studies 55 11 Arts and Recreation 26 5 Total 28 23% 124

Best Books for Children, Preschool through Grade 6./ New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker, 2002. Category Listed Held Percent Alphabet Books 151 38

Concept Books 213 43 Counting Books 246 60 Stories Without Words 34 16 Total 644 157 24%

Sensitive Issues : an Annotated Guide to Children's Literature, K-6 / by Timothy V. Rasinski and Cindy S. Gillespie. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1992. Category Listed Held Percent Dealing with Divorce 28 3 Dealing with Substance Abuse 26 3 Dealing with Death and Dying 29 12 Dealing with Nontraditional Home Environments 26 8 Dealing with Child Abuse 19 5 Dealing with Prejudice and Cultural Differences 31 18 Dealing with Moving 30 18 Dealing with Illness and Disability 30 18 Total 219 67 31%

The Read-aloud Handbook / Jim Trelease/ New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, c2001. Category Listed Held Percent Wordless Books 25 12 Predictable Books 65 31 Reference Books 5 0 Picture Books 149 71 Short Novels 48 25 Full Length Novels 109 81 Poetry 14 10 Anthologies 11 4 Fairy & Folk Tales 8 1 Total 434 235 54%

Neal-Schuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject/ Kathryn I. Matthew, Joy L. Lowe. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2002. Category Listed Held Percent Mathematics 113 25 Science 253 49 English Language Arts 130 31 Social Studies 193 49 Health 139 19 Sports, Recreation, and Dance 49 11 Art 73 14 Music 100 11 Total 1050 209 20%

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60 Years of Notable Children's Books/ compiled by Sally Anne Thompson; Association for Library Service to Children. Chicago, IL: Booklist Publications, American Library Association, 2003. Category Listed Held Percent 1990s 265 430 62%

Notable Children’s Lists/ Association for Library Service to Children. American Library Association. Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/Default1888.htm Category Listed Held Percent 2012 102 91 89% 2011 69 62 90% 2010 76 71 93% 2009 75 69 92% 2008 76 70 92% 2007 95 89 94% 2006 103 89 86% 2005 78 67 86% 2004 61 38 62% 2003 66 39 66% 2002 90 39 43% 2001 72 28 39% 2000 70 40 57%

Young Adult Library Services Association Best Books for Young Adults List. American Library Association. Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm Category Listed Held Percent 2004 83 28 34% 2003 72 30 42% 2002 83 12 15% 2001 77 14 18% 2000 84 23 27%

Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Education. New York: Cabell’s Inc. (Current)

The library provides access to titles in bold. Listed Held Percent 1234 925 75%

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