Selecting Children's Literature for Academic Librarians: Tips from the Trenches

Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Bay, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic librarians; Children's literature; Collection development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012428213     PISSN: 01639269     EISSN: 15444546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J103v19n02_01     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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2. Huck, Charlotte S., Susan Hepler, and Janet Hickman. Children’s Literature in the Elementary School (Fifth Edition). Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Jovonovich College Publishers, 1993.
3. Jones, Delores Blythe. Children’s Literature Awards and Winners: A Directory of Prizes, Authors, and Illustrators (3rd Edition). Detroit, MI: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1994.
4. Jones, Trevelyn E., Luann Toth, and Daryl Grabarek. “Best Books 99: Books Reviewed in SLJ in 1999.” School Library Journal45, no. 12 (Dec. 1999): 38-45.
5. Lipson, Eden Rose. The New York Times’ Guide to the Best Books for Children. New York: Times Books, 1999.
6. New York Public Library Branch Libraries Office of Children’s Services. 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know [online]. Available at http://www.nypl.org/branch/kids/gloria.html [1998, November 21–last update].