“You have kids’ books?!” Promoting children’s literature in an academic library

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Remote reading: a shelf list analysis of an academic library’s juvenile collection

“…One theme that runs through many of the collection development articles is that many patrons do not know enough (or anything at all) about the collection. Charnigo and Suther (2007) and Gass Hirsch (2008) both focus on promoting juvenile collections to relevant constituencies such as education departments and scholars of children’s literature through creative outreach and programming efforts.…”

“…One theme that runs through many of the collection development articles is that many patrons do not know enough (or anything at all) about the collection. Charnigo and Suther (2007) and Gass Hirsch (2008) both focus on promoting juvenile collections to relevant constituencies such as education departments and scholars of children's literature through creative outreach and programming efforts. Prince and Boff (2021) detail targeted outreach programs for the Curriculum Resource Center at Bowling Green State University that both engage users and showcase a carefully curated collection.…”

Education Library 2.0: The Establishment of a Dynamic Multi-Site Liaison Program

“…The concept of library service delivery through an embedded or liaison model has been taken up by researchers and practitioners in recent years (Attebury & Holder, 2008;Isaacson, 2001;Konata & Thaxton, 2001;Smith & Sutton, 2008;Stoddart, Bryant, & Baker, 2006). Embedded or liaison librarianship has been discussed as an element of service to education schools and colleges through collection development (Ganesh, 2003;Hirsch, 2008;Osa & Musser, 2004) and instruction and faculty collaboration (Bushong & Buff, 2008;Floyd, Colvin, & Bodur, 2008) and also in support of diverse disciplines (Hall, 2008;Tennant & Cataldo, 2002). Liaison librarianship is used in instructional settings (Christensen, 1994;Hall, 2008;Hearn, 2005;Owens, 2008;Risser, White, & Benson, 2000), within the context of faculty relationships (Bartnik, 2007;Cataldo, Tennant, & Sherwill-Navarro, 2006;Chan, 2006;Dewey, 2004;Greever, 1999;Issacson, 2001), and to the university as a whole in areas such as curriculum development (Francis & Fisher, 1997) outreach (Rudin, 2008) and student affairs (Forrest, 2005;Love, 2007).…”

Censorship or Selection? Academic Library Holdings Of the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2007

“…16 The addition of children's and young adult literature to academic library collections has been reflected in the literature by authors such as Elaine Gass Hirsch, 17 , 18 and Mark T. Bay. 19 Hirsch noted the appeal of the literature as -encompassing college students and adults who are not studying it as part of their academic pursuits.…”