http://hdl.handle.net/2142/485 Allerton Park Institute Proceedings (no. 34, 1992); Edited by Betsy Hearne and Roger Sutton http://hdl.handle.net/2142/650 Tools of the trade: School library media specialists, reviews, and collection development Schomberg, Janie How many times might you peer into a school library media center in a school building in the United States and see this picture? A school library media specialist sits at a library table in a darkened building late in the afternoon looking at what seems to be an oversized, overwhelming jigsaw puzzle. Six thousand of the pieces represent the approximate number of children's books published annually, 4,000 small pieces represent the number of dollars allotted to purchase books for the year, and 500 pieces of more prominent size and shape represent the number of students and staff served by the school library media collection. Off to the side of the table is a small box into which all the puzzle pieces must fit, representing the average cost of children's books, now hovering near the $15 mark. Did you recognize me at the table? Although the number of pieces may vary greatly, this puzzle is a visual image of the collection development dilemma faced by all school library media specialists every year. Book reviewing School media library specialists School libraries Collection development http://hdl.handle.net/2142/644 Introduction to Evaluating children’s books : a critical look : aesthetic, social, and political aspects of analyzing and using children’s books (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute held October 25-27, 1992) Hearne, Betsy Children --Books and reading Book reviewing http://hdl.handle.net/2142/637 Reviewing nonfiction books for children and young adults: Stance, scholarship and structure Carter, Betty Both the writing and the reviewing of children's and young adult nonfiction are art forms. Fine works of nonfiction promise hours of pleasure, exhilaration, and contemplation for their readers; they convey both wonder and passion about a particular topic or theme; and, to paraphrase Robert Probst (1986), they feed a child's thinking rather than control it. At best, nonfiction books are characterized by beautifully written prose, definable themes, unifying structure, and stimulating subjects. Likewise, so are fine reviews. They don't simply indicate a thumbs up/thumbs down recommendation, but instead impart a sense of the book as a whole, discuss what subject is covered as well as how it is presented, and suggest ways to extend a book and thus bring it to more readers. Reviews not only introduce specific titles to librarians, teachers, parents, and booksellers, who in turn share them with young people, but they also feed the profession's thinking about matters concerning the nature of literature. Not surprisingly, the best reviewers are readers readers who devour books rather than simply pick them up to satisfy the demands of their jobs; readers who surround themselves with books, and words, and ideas; and readers who want to share these passions with others. Frequently, though, their literary love affairs begin with the traditional triumvirate of fiction, poetry, and drama, and it is that particular genre orientation that unconsciously affects the ways in which they interact with all subsequent books they encounter. Book reviewing Children --Books and reading http://hdl.handle.net/2142/639 Contributors to Evaluating children’s books : a critical look : aesthetic, social, and political aspects of analyzing and using children’s books (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute held October 25-27, 1992) Biographical information http://hdl.handle.net/2142/640 Front matter including Table of Contents to Evaluating children’s books : a critical look : aesthetic, social, and political aspects of analyzing and using children’s books (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute held October 25-27, 1992) Table of Contents http://hdl.handle.net/2142/641 Children's librarians, reviews, and collection development Harrington, Janice N. In the 1990s, libraries are beginning to face the new demands of demographic and technological change. In this evolving context, a discussion of book reviewing and collection development can begin by examining the contemporary role of children's collections and of children's librarians in collection development. Youth services librarians Collection development Book reviewing http://hdl.handle.net/2142/647 Insights and discoveries: Illuminating textual criticism Mercier, Cathryn M. Textual criticism two simple words that present a host of challenges. The topic immediately introduces the problems of relationship and emphasis. What arcane relationship connects these two words? Does textual criticism mean literary criticism? What roles does critical theory play in the practice, process, and products of criticism? And what roles does it play in the evaluation of children's books? Textual comes before criticism, so does focus fall on the text? Or, since textual modifies criticism, perhaps criticism should ground the discussion. Textual criticism Children's literature Literary criticism http://hdl.handle.net/2142/642 Evaluating children's books for whole-language learning Harris, Violet Whole language is a philosophy, perspective, world view, or stance; it is not a program of hierarchical components or methods. It is a grass roots movement spearheaded by teachers with empowerment of teachers and students as a central theme. Whole language is an amalgam of theories, beliefs, perspectives, and research about language, children, and learning drawn from a number of interrelated disciplines such as linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. Further, whole language is the perspective that learning occurs when information is presented as a whole rather than divided into smaller components and is thus meaningful; activities occur within a social context, and the learner is active. Whole-language learning Evaluation Children --Books and reading http://hdl.handle.net/2142/643 Index and back matter to Evaluating children’s books : a critical look : aesthetic, social, and political aspects of analyzing and using children’s books (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute held October 25-27, 1992) Index http://hdl.handle.net/2142/648 Censorship, Negative Criticism, Glitzy Trends, Growing Publisher Output, and Other Shadows on the Landscape of Children's Book Reviewing: A Panel Discussion Cooper, Ilene Hearne, Betsy Jones, Trevelyn Long, Joanna Rudge Silvey, Anita Panel discussion on book reviewing in children's literature at Evaluating children’s books : a critical look : aesthetic, social, and political aspects of analyzing and using children’s books (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute held October 25-27, 1992) Book reviewing Children --Books and reading