- Collection Analysis Tools
- De-selection Resources
- Genre Help
- Jobbers
- Legislator Contacts
- Lesson Plans for Books
- Listservs or Discussion Groups
- Marketing Tools
- Nonfiction Authors with Authority
- Position Statements
- Primary Resources Websites
- Professional Journals
- Professional Organizations
- Professional Websites
- Publishers
- Retrospective Tools and Best Lists
- Review Sources
- Sample Policies and Procedures
- Sample Policies and Procedures for Collections
- School Librarian Jobs
- School Library Web Pages
Publishers-General Books
- HarperCollins-Children's
- Scholastic- Scholastic consists of titles by Children's Press, Franklin Watts, and Grolier, along with their own tradebooks and audiobooks. One can browse by state standards on their listbuilder. (Member of MEC)
Publishers-Trade or Informational Books
- National Geographic- science, geography, and biographies
- Heinemann Raintree- source for hi/lo and leveled nonfiction. Many of their books are available in Spanish. They offer CollectionWiz to help with collection development and weeding.
- Crabtree Publishing- high-quality nonfiction books for grades K-8 with eye-catching illustrations. Main author is Bobbie Kalman. Also publish audio titiles as well as titles in other languages.
- Rourke Publishing- mostly nonfiction books for grades K-8 with some informational fiction titles. Titles are high interest and contain standards based content. Also publish interactive e-books. They offer a frequent buyer program for free books.
Publishers-Digital Resources
- Recorded Books-"Premier Publisher of Audiobooks since 1979". Adult and Children's Audiobooks, Playaways, "Coach in a Box' recordings. http://www.recordedbooks.com
- Live Oak Media- winner of 2010 Odyssey Award for Excelence in Audio Production. Read-alongs, DVDs, and unabridged Audio Books http://www.liveoakmedia.com
- Schlessinger Media-They are the leading publisher of K-12 videos for the classroom. Schlessinger Media programming is created to support and enhance nationwide curricula with an emphasis on science, social studies, language arts, math and health.