- 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
Review Journals
School Library Journal- Online and in print. Concise, clear reviews by librarians. library educators, and children's literature teachers.
Booklist- Published by the ALA. Online and in print. Only publishes positive reviews.
VOYA- Voice of Youth Advocates. Only devoted exclusively to the needs of teenagers. Published bi-monthy and online. Uses a code where 5Q is the best quality and 5P is the highest in popularity.
Library Media Connection (LMC)- very similar to SLJ but has fewer reviews and is less costly.
Some of these journals can be found in Ebsco Host on INfohio for free. If you go to Ebsco's database page you can select the title list for Professional Journals and choose and issue to read.
A number of these reviews can be found when searching titles on Follett's Titlewave and on Barnes and Nobel website.
Booklist- Published by the ALA. Online and in print. Only publishes positive reviews.
VOYA- Voice of Youth Advocates. Only devoted exclusively to the needs of teenagers. Published bi-monthy and online. Uses a code where 5Q is the best quality and 5P is the highest in popularity.
Library Media Connection (LMC)- very similar to SLJ but has fewer reviews and is less costly.
Some of these journals can be found in Ebsco Host on INfohio for free. If you go to Ebsco's database page you can select the title list for Professional Journals and choose and issue to read.
A number of these reviews can be found when searching titles on Follett's Titlewave and on Barnes and Nobel website.
Other ways to review items:
Personal examination at the public library, at conferences, or exhibits.
Suggestions by parents, students and teachers
Talk to other school librarians.
Suggestions by parents, students and teachers
Talk to other school librarians.
