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| author | Rickman, Wendy |
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| contents | Collection Development Behaviors in School Librarians: LGBTQQ Books and Resources Rickman, Wendy School Libraries Librarians Reading Material Selection Homosexuality Sexual Orientation Sexual Identity Adolescents Library Materials Student Needs Surveys Librarian Attitudes Role For all students in public and private schools, the need to search for themselves in books and other resources is real and ever-growing. Selection is of prime importance in collection development-second only to de-selection, and with about two and a half million LGBTQQ teens in the U.S., the weight of selection choices that reflect the needs and interests of all students is real (Rauch 2011). The study discussed here demonstrated both a lack of resources available for the LGBTQQ student population in the state and an acknowledgment of the need for resources. Whether through professional development offered by schools or state organizations, the recognition of the informational needs of this particular student population is very scarce. A nation-wide study regarding LGBTQQ resources in school libraries would be a logical next step. An additional look at the curriculum of each of the state's school librarian post-graduate programs would provide further evidence of positive or negative collection-development tenets of the state's school librarians. |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spellingShingle | Collection Development Behaviors in School Librarians: LGBTQQ Books and Resources Rickman, Wendy School Libraries Librarians Reading Material Selection Homosexuality Sexual Orientation Sexual Identity Adolescents Library Materials Student Needs Surveys Librarian Attitudes Role Collection Development Behaviors in School Librarians: LGBTQQ Books and Resources Rickman, Wendy School Libraries Librarians Reading Material Selection Homosexuality Sexual Orientation Sexual Identity Adolescents Library Materials Student Needs Surveys Librarian Attitudes Role For all students in public and private schools, the need to search for themselves in books and other resources is real and ever-growing. Selection is of prime importance in collection development-second only to de-selection, and with about two and a half million LGBTQQ teens in the U.S., the weight of selection choices that reflect the needs and interests of all students is real (Rauch 2011). The study discussed here demonstrated both a lack of resources available for the LGBTQQ student population in the state and an acknowledgment of the need for resources. Whether through professional development offered by schools or state organizations, the recognition of the informational needs of this particular student population is very scarce. A nation-wide study regarding LGBTQQ resources in school libraries would be a logical next step. An additional look at the curriculum of each of the state's school librarian post-graduate programs would provide further evidence of positive or negative collection-development tenets of the state's school librarians. |
| title | Collection Development Behaviors in School Librarians: LGBTQQ Books and Resources |
| topic | School Libraries Librarians Reading Material Selection Homosexuality Sexual Orientation Sexual Identity Adolescents Library Materials Student Needs Surveys Librarian Attitudes Role |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1063884 |