Building a Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library: Identifying, Maintaining, and Sharing Rare or Collectible Items - Softcover

Jones, Delores Blythe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838907261 ISBN 13: 9780838907269

Publisher: ALA Editions, 1998

Synopsis

Whether you're looking for innovative programming specialized literature resources, or suggestions on motivating young patrons to read, ALA Editions has something for you.

With these authoritative selections, you can:
-- Expand outreach to children with special needs and hard-to-reach public segments
-- Create multicultural collections and programming
-- Entertain children with top-notch programming material

Within every library collection lie hidden treasures, temporarily "lost" or simply unnoticed books and resources just waiting to be rediscovered. A Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library shows you how to unearth and share these valuable items with interested patrons.

ALSC and Dolores Blythe Jones, curator of the renowned de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi, have assembled in one place the leading special collection librarians to create a guide on finding and sharing a library's secret treasures. Experts explain the benefits of creating a special collection, no matter how small, which can add to the fun and excitement often missing from the everyday tasks of a librarian. They point out the tremendous publicity to be generated by unique titles in your collection, which can increase your library's stature in the community -- not only do friends groups love special collections, but so do donors!

In this engaging resource, curators and staff of established special collections dole out advice that extends beyond books -- to toys, comics, and even audiovisual materials for children. They expound on every aspect of maintaining a collection, from fundraising and achieving financial goals to establishingpolicies and making the collection accessible.

About this title

About the Author:

Association for Library Service to Children

From School Library Journal:

Ten essays that offer advice on many aspects of collection development, acquisition, preservation, funding, and promotion of special collections of children's books in academic or public libraries. The informative discussions cover topics such as acquiring out-of-print materials, securing a professional appraisal of rare books, the elements of a complete catalog record, archival preparation of original materials, organizing a Friends group, preservation and security, and public relations and programming. Many chapters include useful appendixes that provide directories of dealers or organizations, or sample policies. While some entries are more informative than others, all offer enthusiastic encouragement to anyone contemplating working with special collections. This small but substantial handbook would also serve as a valuable guide to libraries considering whether to establish or continue support for a special collection.
Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0838907261
• ISBN 13: 9780838907269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170