H. W. Wilson Senior High Core Collection
H.W. Wilson Senior High Core Collection
Grades: 9-12 | Subject(s): Book Recommendations for High School Libraries | Overall rating: 9
This is my first year serving in the role of School Library Media Specialist. Although I have been given a budget and understand that one of my main responsibilities is enhancing the library collection, finding the right books to add can be a daunting task. When making purchasing decisions for the library collection, it is tempting to purchase only items that I would like to read or only books recommended by library patrons. For this reason, I believe that the H. W. Wilson Senior High Core Collection is a valuable resource, especially to new librarians.
Our library does not own a copy of the H. W. Wilson Senior High Core Collection book, so to access this resource, I went online to their website at http://www.hwwilsoninprint.com/senior_core.php. The site allowed me to download a pdf file of the table of contents and the first ten pages of the book. The book can be purchased for $295, and I am seriously considering purchasing the newest edition when we remodel our library.
The book begins with a preface, directions for use, and an outline of classification. The remainder of the book is arranged in two parts. The first part features a listing by Dewey classification of books suggested for each classification. The second part features an index by author, title, and subject. For each listing, The title, Dewey classification, author, number of pages, cost, recommended grade level, ISBN, publisher, publication year, subject categories, and a brief description are given.
Some of my favorite books included were: Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encylopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark and A Teen’s Guide to Creating Web Pages and Blogs by Benjamin Selfridge, Peter Selfridge, and Jennifer Osburn. These books, like most of the others on the list, seem like books our students would want to read and would find value in their contents. They would enhance and update our library collection.
I have decided to assign a value of 9 for this resource. It is costly; however, the information contained would be a very valuable resource for helping librarians with collection development.
Book Source:
Corsaro, J. (2014). Senior high core collection (19th edition, pp. 1-10). Hackensack: Grey House Publishing.
Grades: 9-12 | Subject(s): Book Recommendations for High School Libraries | Overall rating: 9
This is my first year serving in the role of School Library Media Specialist. Although I have been given a budget and understand that one of my main responsibilities is enhancing the library collection, finding the right books to add can be a daunting task. When making purchasing decisions for the library collection, it is tempting to purchase only items that I would like to read or only books recommended by library patrons. For this reason, I believe that the H. W. Wilson Senior High Core Collection is a valuable resource, especially to new librarians.
Our library does not own a copy of the H. W. Wilson Senior High Core Collection book, so to access this resource, I went online to their website at http://www.hwwilsoninprint.com/senior_core.php. The site allowed me to download a pdf file of the table of contents and the first ten pages of the book. The book can be purchased for $295, and I am seriously considering purchasing the newest edition when we remodel our library.
The book begins with a preface, directions for use, and an outline of classification. The remainder of the book is arranged in two parts. The first part features a listing by Dewey classification of books suggested for each classification. The second part features an index by author, title, and subject. For each listing, The title, Dewey classification, author, number of pages, cost, recommended grade level, ISBN, publisher, publication year, subject categories, and a brief description are given.
Some of my favorite books included were: Cryptozoology A-Z: The Encylopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark and A Teen’s Guide to Creating Web Pages and Blogs by Benjamin Selfridge, Peter Selfridge, and Jennifer Osburn. These books, like most of the others on the list, seem like books our students would want to read and would find value in their contents. They would enhance and update our library collection.
I have decided to assign a value of 9 for this resource. It is costly; however, the information contained would be a very valuable resource for helping librarians with collection development.
Book Source:
Corsaro, J. (2014). Senior high core collection (19th edition, pp. 1-10). Hackensack: Grey House Publishing.