Collection development involves the identification, selection, acquisition, and evaluation of a collection of library resources to fit the needs of its users and potential users.
Goals
The primary objective of instructional resources selected for the library media center are to support, enrich, and assist in implementing the CISD‘s educational program.
Resources selected shall:
- Enrich and support the curriculum, taking into consideration students' varied interests, abilities, learning styles, and maturity levels.
- Stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, aesthetic values, and societal standards.
- Present various sides of controversial issues so that students have an opportunity to develop, under guidance, skills in critical analysis and in making informed judgments in their daily lives.
- Represent many religious, ethnic, and cultural groups and their contributions to the national heritage and world community.
The selection process and criteria are attached.