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Dilates on pupils. Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, and Mancall, Jacqueline C Collectionmanagement for youth: responding to the needs of learners. Chicago:American Library Association, 2005. 103p price not reported soft ISBN ISBNabbr.International Standard Book NumberISBNInternational Standard Book NumberISBNn abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m0838908942 This title addresses a basic function of librarians, iscontemporary with its focus on learning communities and is challengingin its focus on critical management skills for optimal outcomes. Itbegins from a theoretical basis, offering models which reflect theparadigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. from an emphasis on traditional good teaching to anemphasis on enabling learning--a constructivist con��struc��tiv��ism?n.A movement in modern art originating in Moscow in 1920 and characterized by the use of industrial materials such as glass, sheet metal, and plastic to create nonrepresentational, often geometric objects. philosophy. For collection development within learning communities the authorsbelieve there is a need for a fundamental shift in approach to servethis constructivist philosophy They present a learner-centred model, andfrom this they develop a collaborative access environment model whichoffers a practical approach to collection development. It requires allmembers of the learning community to enter a collaborative relationshipto share authority for collection development and access decisions whichwill probably necessitate the teacher-librarian becoming a 'changeagent' within the community The collaboration will involve not onlydecisions on the issues of currency of the collection, new emergingformats, expanded range of delivery mechanisms, access policies and soon, but also the sharing of expertise in the use of resources, modellingthe use of resources, support and collective sharing of problems inoperations and incorporation of all resources into the teachingframeworks. To this end, the chapters offer a planning strategy, beginning witha collection development policy which reflects the mission of meetingthe challenge. The suggestions for this are clear, succinct, broad inscope and eminently achievable. Steps in collaborative planning lead thereader through nine sequential stages, offering scaffolds, examples,simple advice and encouragement. Using this holistic approach holistic approachA term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. ,collection development is quite a different operation from thetraditional view. There is also discussion of the inevitable problems ofstretching the budget and the most persuasive and effective tactics touse to engage other stakeholders in the collaborative process. The thirdsection of the book offers templates relating to relating torelate prep → concernantrelating torelate prep → bez��glich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acceach stage in theprocess, which can be used as a planning device for implementing andembedding the strategies within the learning community and its library. The work is indexed, and there are detailed recommendedprofessional readings cited at the end of each chapter. This is anexceptional, readable, practical book--it is both challenging andmotivational for teacher-librarians at all levels of school educationand speaks of the serious issue of facilitating the learning outcomes ofschool students within the library context. Heather Fisher, New England Girls' School The New England Girls' School (NEGS), is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls', located at Armidale, a rural city in northern New South Wales, Australia.