Digital Age Collection Management Kathy Parker School Library Media Consultant, NCDPI [email protected] Twitter@kparkerslmc.

Digital AgeCollection Management

Kathy ParkerSchool Library Media Consultant,

NCDPI [email protected]

Twitter@kparkerslmc

Where Do I Start?

"So Many Questions" by Orin Zebest is licensed under CC by 2.0 / Framed with PicMonkey

Start With A Plan

• Thoughtful, intentional• Reflect vision and

mission• Connect to school goals• Relevant to patrons’

interests and needs• Align to curriculum• Data driven• Meet professional

standards

Boston Public Library Plan is licensed under PD by 1.0“School library media coordinators

implement a comprehensive 21st Century library media program” (Standard 3)

Needs Assessment

What are……?their curricular needstheir professional needstheir cultural needstheir intereststheir reading levelstheir learning styles

What technology do they have access to at school and/or home?

SLMC “Ensures that the library

collection provides for the recreational and informational needs of students

in a variety of formats” (Standard

3, Element A, Proficient)

Data Driven Decision Making & Planning

• Collection analysis Gaps? Aged titles? Non-circulating titles?

• Gather patron dataSurveysObservationsStudent/teacher input: physical or virtual suggestion box, wish lists, etc.Tests: Benchmark, Standardized tests

• Schoolnet may be a useful data source: SLMC role and permission

SLMC “systematica

lly collects and utilizes

data to collaborativel

y develop and regularly update the collection

management plan”

(Standard 3, Element A, Proficient)

Collaborate

• MTAC• Students• Lead teachers• Community

members/organizations/businesses (know your district policy on community relations)

• PTSA• Vendors

SLMC “Recognizes

that the collection

management plan should be collaboratively developed and

regularly updated”

(Standard 3, Element A, Developing)

Selection

Know your selection policy and/or create a selection policy

Apply specific selection criteria

Consult reviews

SLMC “Ensures that the library collection is

aligned with and supports the NC SCOS” (Standard 3, Element A,

Proficient)

Acquisition

• Seek funding School and district PTSALocal businessesPartnerships with public and/or academic libraries

• Be ready!

SLMC “Uses collection

management plan data to solicit

external resources to support collection

development” (Standard 3, Element A,

Accomplished)

Weed• Develop de-

selection criteria• Know your

district’s de-selection policy and/or procedures

• Explain the need to weed to your stakeholders

“A badly weeded collection is not the sign of underfunding but of professional

incompetence. Would you go to a grocery store where half the

food is past its expiration date?”

(Johnson 62)

Share• Lead staff

development based on your experiential knowledge and best practices

• Teach the selection process to others

• Celebrate success!• Communicate

connections

SLMC “Provides leadership beyond the school level in

best practices regarding the

development and implementation of a

high quality collection

management plan” (Standard 3, Element A,

Distinguished)

Digital Collection Considerations

Rosman Middle and

High School’s Kindle Cafe

Better to be Blended

“Maybe it’s time to start thinking of paper and screens another way; not as an old technology and its

inevitable replacement, but as

different and complementary interfaces, each

stimulating particular modes of thinking”

(Acedo 51)Image By Nemo is licensed under PD BY 1.0/Framed with PicMonkey

Considerations

• Student characteristics• Delivery method• Equitable access• ADA• Ownership• Digital curation

References

Acedo, Shannon, and Cathy Leverkus. "UPDATES ON EBOOKS Challenges & Changes." Knowledge Quest 43.1 (2014): 44-52. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.

Johnson, Doug. "Libraries in the Age of Information Plenty." Library Media Connection 32.2 (May/June 2014): 62. Print.