The Textbooks-in-College-Libraries Mystery.

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Main Author:	Sayles, Jeremy
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1994
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Definitions Library Collection Development Library Policy Selection Selection Tools Textbook Evaluation Textbooks
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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A Plea for Freedom from Official Imprimatur for Law Books
by: Silving, Helen
Published: (1969)

They Still Use Textbooks--Don't They? Selection and Criteria for Evaluation.
by: Orlich, Donald C., Ed.
Published: (1978)

Guidelines for the Review and Selection of Textbooks and Instructional Materials.
Published: (1976)

Censorship vs. Selection--Choosing the Books Our Children Shall Read.
by: Kamhi, Michelle Marder
Published: (1981)

Textbook Prices and Their Implications for Social Sciences Librarians.
by: Sommer, Robert, et al.
Published: (1990)

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Selection of Instructional Materials Which Will Insure Proper Recognition of Ethnic and Cultural Minorities.
Published: (1973)

Evaluation of the Chemistry Collection of a Four-Year College Library by Means of Textbook Citation Analysis.
by: Powell, Diana L.
Published: (1998)

CENSORSHIP OF LIBRARY BOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS.
by: BACK, HARRY
Published: (1965)

Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Text Selection and Textbook Affordability
by: Scott, Rachel Elizabeth, et al.
Published: (2023)

Developing Library and Information Center Collections. Library Science Text Series. Third Edition.
by: Evans, G. Edward
Published: (1995)

Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process
by: Stieve, Thomas, et al.
Published: (2006)

Censorship vs. Selection--Choosing Books for Schools.
by: Kamhi, Michelle Marder
Published: (1982)

Collection Development Policy: Federal Government Publications at Eastern Washington University Libraries.
by: Roselle, Ann, et al.
Published: (1997)

The Acquisition and Accessibility of Monographic Series in Ohio.
by: Larsen, Sandra
Published: (1992)

Selecting Instructional Materials: Part III: Supplementing the Basal Program.
by: Talmage, Harriet
Published: (1981)

Materials Selection Guidelines. Minimum Standards Implementation Series.
Published: (1983)

Teachers' Perspectives on Text Selection in a Time of Book Bans and Censorship
by: Natalie Sue Svrcek, et al.
Published: (2025)

Censorship: The Challenge to Freedom in the School.
Published: (1975)

Guide to an Analysis of Curriculum Materials for Ethnic Heritage Programs.
Published: (1976)

Education Reference Department Book Collection Policy.
by: Taylor, Charles T.
Published: (1979)

Potential Collection Development Bias: Some Evidence on a Controversial Topic in California.
by: Harmeyer, Dave
Published: (1995)

Evaluating Materials About Africa for Children.
by: Schmidt, Nancy J.
Published: (1975)

A Book Selection Primer
by: Blow, Barbara Luscomb, et al.
Published: (1974)

ARBA Guide to Biographical Resources 1986-1997.
by: Wick, Robert L., Ed., et al.
Published: (1998)

Censorship--The Debate over Students' Right to Read.
by: Cutright, Melitta
Published: (1982)

Love's Labour's Lost: The Failure of Traditional Selection Practice in the Acquisition of Humanities Electronic Texts.
by: Case, Beau David
Published: (2000)

A Potpourri of Short Papers Presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference (94th, San Francisco, California, June 29 through July 5, 1975)
Published: (1975)

Assessing Accuracy in Materials on Asia.
by: Waddell, Meridith, et al.
Published: (1984)

Selecting Research Collections for Digitization: Applying the Harvard Model.
by: Brancolini, Kristine R.
Published: (2000)

Developing a Selection Policy.
Published: (1982)

Touchstones and Tradeoffs: Some Guidelines for Textbook Selection.
by: Linden, Myra Jean
Published: (1985)

Sharpening the Digital Nose: Evaluating eStorybooks
by: Roslund, Samantha
Published: (2012)

How to Defuse Censorship: Implementing 404.2 of the Standards for Accreditation of Montana Schools, 4th Ed.
by: Bechtold, Brian, et al.
Published: (1984)

Libraries and Librarians as Depicted in Freshman English Textbooks.
by: Tiefel, Virginia
Published: (1982)

Magazines for Libraries: Eighth Edition.
by: Katz, Bill, Ed., et al.
Published: (1995)

Subject Encyclopedias: User Guide, Review Citations, and Keyword Index. Part I and Part II.
by: Mirwis, Allan N.
Published: (1999)

The Library and the Faculty Senate: Legitimizing the Serials Evaluation Process Using the Department of Biology Subscriptions
by: Srivastava, Sandhya D., et al.
Published: (2005)

Collecting Full-Text CD-ROMs in Literature: Theory, Format, and Selection.
by: Astroff, Roberta
Published: (2000)

The AAAS Science Book List, Third Edition.
by: Deason, Hilary J.
Published: (1970)

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