Parenting
Collection
Revised January 2003
General Comments
This collection offers a variety of information to parents and
patrons working with children. This smaller collection is housed
in the Children's Department so parents/patrons can have easy access
to a representative collection of parenting materials. Subjects
addressed include, but are not limited to, physical development,
sexual development, sexual abuse, health, social problems, childhood
diseases, handicaps, and sibling problems. This collection, further
supported by the adult nonfiction collection and the easy fiction
collection, was developed to offer patrons a sampling of the information
the Library has to offer on these topics.
Development Plan
Coverage of the more popular subjects such as physical development,
health, social problems, guidance, and childhood diseases are heavily
developed and maintained. Collection emphasis is on keeping the
collection current and relevant to the interest and needs of the
community. Occasionally duplicate copies are needed to satisfy patron
demand, but, in general, single copies are sufficient.
Influencing Factors
Purchases and buying patterns are determined in large part by:
- shelf space.
- budget constraints.
- new works.
- circulation statistics.
- patron requests.
Retention/Weeding
- Titles in this collection are generally very basic and do not date
as quickly as more in- depth materials. However, close attention is
paid to the quickly changing world and misinformation is withdrawn immediately.
- Titles with child appeal that continue to be used are considered for
replacement.
- Physically worn materials are replaced or updated.
- Books are withdrawn due to damage, loss, drop in general interest
level as evidenced by circulation figures, or content relevancy
and currency.
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