The School Library is a living organism. ---Modified Five Laws of Library Science

A complete SLPPM will include the following information:

A Collection Development Policy containing these elements:

• A Rationale Statement that relates back to the school's and school library program's mission, vision and values and states the collection development policy's impacts on students.

• A succinct Collection Development Policy Statement encompassing the principles of:

goals and priorities

scope/development

funding

standards/assessments/measures

management

responsibility

equity

• Definition of the Policy's Audience

• Authorship of the Policy

• Related Documents that inform the Policy (Studies, Data, Official Statements)

• Date of Ratification

• Date for Review

Supporting Procedural Documentation including, but not limited to:

• A List of Library Collections & Their Locations

• Organizational Systems: Alpha, Dewey, or Genre and their Definitions

• Procurement/Ordering Procedures with Responsibility Flowchart

• Selection Plan & Criteria

• A List of Preferred Vendors & Account Managers

• Donation & Gifts Policy

• Processing Procedure for Each Type of Resource including:

Stamping Locations

Labeling Locations

Covering Directions

Cataloging Directions

Shelving & Access Instructions

• Resource Maintenance Procedure & Schedule

• Deselection Plan & Criteria

• Inventory Cycles & Reports

• Collection Analysis Reports

• Faculty & Student Resource Request Forms

• Challenge Procedure

Process for Requesting Reconsideration of Materials

Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials

Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials

Reporting a Challenge