Collection Development

• AcqWeb
  Premier web site providing links to collection development information and resources.
  
• Audio-visual Selection Aids
  Coalition for Quality Children's Media, The KIDS FIRST!®Media Store offers a unique opportunity to purchase videos and DVDs that are age-appropriate, adult approved, and child recommended.
  
• Reference Sources
  Lists basic reference resources at 3 levels: essential, recommended, useful.
  
• Collection Development Training
  Training for small and rural public libraries developed by Arizona State Library.
  
• Weed It! For an Attractive and Useful Collection
  Western Mass. Regional Library System.
• One Hundred Best Canadian Books for Today's Children and Teens
  Selected by the Children's Librarians of the Toronto Public Library.
  
• After Harry
  Title suggestions beyond Harry Potter.
  
• Teen Librarian Web Page
  Includes listservs, booklists, reviews, news items, teen authors.
  
• Genres
  Links to horror, SF, mystery, romance and other genres.
  
• Booktalks – Quick and Simple
  
• Graphic Novels for Public Libraries
  Lists of recommended graphic novels arranged by category. Includes a list of 30 titles for a starter collection.