Bloomsbury Elementary School Library $15,000 Grant for Non-fiction and Reference By Laney Lemasters

Vendors Titlewave $10,998.02 Worldbook $2,100.00 JSTOR $2,000.00

Decision Making Collection map Curriculum and students Technology Used to assess the current state of the library Used to determine needs of the library Curriculum and students Topics and materials that support the curriculum Topics and materials that benefit the students Technology E-books and online sources add to the media students must know how to use Titles added to address STEM and 21st Century topics

Collection map for current collection Resource Type per shelf number of shelves total amount condition/age non-fiction books 100 12 1,200 good/avg. 80’s biography books 70 4 280 encyclopedias 1 1987 dictionaries 10 1982 thesauruses 6 atlases 7 online subscriptions NA e-books

Needs for updated library More current non-fiction and reference books Online reference source subscriptions E-books Ready references More current dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and thesauruses New materials to address STEM and 21st Century

Purchasing Plan for Encyclopedias World Book (online subscription) $2,100.00 (Worldbook) JSTOR (online subscription) $2,000.00 (JSTOR) Britannica (online subscription) $898.00 (Titlewave) Britannica Illustrated Science Library (ebook) $425.00 (Titlewave)

Rationale Students should have resources available for online and hands-on research. Students should know how to research using multi-formats. Students should have materials that are current. Online resources are updated yearly. Print resources will update and augment materials from the 1980’s.

Current Collection Ready Reference dictionaries 10 1 1982 thesauruses 6 atlases 7

Purchasing for Ready Reference DK Children’s Thesaurus $17.14 each Merriam-Webster’s school Thesaurus $13.57 each Children’s illustrated atlas (Brooks) $53.97 Children’s illustrated atlas (Simon) $47.97 Children’s illustrated animal atlas $50.97 Merriam Webster’s collegiate dictionary $19.02 each MW intermediate, elementary $13.57 Macmillian first dictionary $12.89 Gallaudet children’s dictionary of sign language $39.95

Rationale for ready reference Current ready reference section is sparse Students should have quick answers to questions, thus sparking further interest in finding information Print and electronic resources are both valuable to our students Multiple copies of dictionaries, thesauruses, and atlases can be used for classroom lessons

Collection map breakdown per section Non-fiction Books   000 Computer Science, Information, & General Works 35 100 Philosophy & Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Sciences 68 400 Language 44 500 Science 353 600 Technology 150 700 Arts & Recreation 70 800 Literature 55 900 History & Geography 355

Areas in need of improvement 000 Comp. Science, Information, & General Works 300 Social Studies 400 Language 500 Science 600 Technology 700 Arts & Recreation 800 Literature 900 History & Geography

000 Comp. science, info. & general works by title Children’s encyclopedias 6 different titles Dream jobs in technology Almanac of facts Famous first facts

300 Social studies by title Egyptian mythology Planet geography Conservation and ecology Political and social movements American book of days

400 Language by title Dictionaries Thesaurus Multiple editions to accommodate different age levels Multiple copies Thesaurus

500 Science by title National Geographic titles Britannica Series animals Britannica Series Dream jobs in math Dream jobs in science Geography Solar system Earth Climate and climate change Evolution Ocean and oceanography

600 Technology by title Dream jobs in engineering Human body Nutrition Technology in the modern world Technology in the industrial revolution Pollution Inventions Evolution of useful things

700 Arts & recreation by title Fine Arts Collection Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Ballet Plays Classical music

800 Literature by title Fine Arts Collection Fiction Non-fiction Poetry and drama English literature Renaissance English literature Romantic

900 History and geography by title Planet geography Colonial and postcolonial Middle East Civil war Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome American revolution Atlases Multiple copies to accommodate different grade levels

Biography by title Philo Farnsworth Hayat Sindi Antonia Novello Joanne Simpson Malala Yousafzai Collections Famous artists Famous athletes Rebels of Rock Outlaws Famous women

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