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Assess—Define What You Need
Support
Materials:
Ideas
for Supporting the Curriculum
Evaluation
of Library Resources
Curriculum
Connections in the Bellingham Public Schools-Elementary &
Middle
Curriculum
Connections in the Bellingham Public Schools-High School
Inventory
Guide & PHD+ Troubleshooting
1.
Identify collection needs
a.
Identify needs based on the school curriculum.
- Curriculum
Documents-Acquire and study current curriculum documents:
program outcomes, course outcomes, unit and lesson plans;
research topics.
- EALRs-Be
familiar with the content of the Washington State Essential
Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs).
- Be familiar with grade level expections (GLEs) for each grade level served.
b.
Identify needs based on your knowledge of the collection.
- Keep
a research project notebook or ongoing topic list of collection
areas needing additional resources. See Curriculum
Connections in the Bellingham Public Schools-Elementary
& Middle School; High
School.
- Consider
age and condition of materials in current collection.
- Consider
student demographics and collection balance.
c.
Identify needs based on student and staff requests.
- Survey
students and staff for titles supporting curriculum and
pleasure reading.
- Track
informal student requests and interests.
- Collect
information from staff using the Evaluation
of Library Resources questionnaire.
d.
Create a plan to systematically review each area of the
collection.
2.
Conduct an annual or bi-annual inventory
of the collection to determine replacement needs, missing
items and status of the collection.
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