LibGuides: LIB630 Organizing &amp; Managing Library Collections: Find Policies & Policy Resources

Readings

Select one of the following articles to read and from which you will draw to support and inform your discussion on Policies.

ALA Standards and Guidelines: Collection Development and Management
Resources for Collection Development and Management
ALA Workbook for Selection Policy Writing
Read this before starting work on the Collection Management Policy.
Building a School Library Collection Plan
Provides additional information for developing a school library for students K-Middle School.
Collection Development Policy
U of I's ABLE course
Flash required

A Planning Guide for Empowering Learners
Guide with School Library Program Assessment rubric

Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Resources
Provides links to resources to support intellectual freedom in school libraries
Challenge Support
Includes a section specific to school libraries.
Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Policies, Regulations, and Procedures Affecting Access to Library Materials, Services, and Facilities
Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights.
Documents that apply the principles of the Library Bill of Rights to specific library practices.
Libraries: An American Value
Position statement by the American Library Association on the importance of access to information in a democratic society.
Library Bill of Rights