Standards / Collection Development Resources
Strategy to Meet the School Curriculum-Information Needs
Through An Integrated Library Media Program
New York State Learning Standards
 New York State Education Department

National Learning Standards
 McREL - Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory
McREL has provided school districts and several state departments of education as they develop their own academic standards and implement assessment.

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Lists the 12 English Language Arts standards that offer guidance for the.opportunities and resources students should have in order to to develop the language skills they need.

International Reading Associates - Standards for Reading Professionals
Designed to assist in the establishment and evaluation of programs of teacher
preparation;to guide the individual reading professional who seeks to assess and
develop his or her own qualifications; and to inform private and state agencies,
policy makers, and the general public as they shape reading instruction.
Information Literacy Standards
 AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Collection Development Resources
Weed of the Month Club
An effort to provide School Library Media Specialists with guidelines and suggestions for weeding their collections a little at a time as well as for adding quality materials.

Follett Library Resources
A catalog of over 85,000 book and CD-ROM titles. Create collection development lists, search for individual titles, and obtain printed results to request quotes or submit orders.
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