Young Adult Literature and Nonprint Materials: Resources for Selection - Tapa dura

This extensive reference book is an ideal resource for building first-rate Young Adult collections...this resource is a must for all librarians working with Young Adult patrons. * Public Library Quarterly * There is no question that using this book gives the reader a great deal of help and information about the selection tools through detailed annotations. The purchase of this book is a solid investment. * VOYA * Middle- and high-school librarians and young adult public librarians will find Young Adult Literature a valuable resource for collection assessment and selection. * Booklist * ...an imaginative, thoughtful, and broad-ranging guide to sources bibliographic and otherwise. Just the book to grab if you need to know where to find a bibliography of horse books in the morning, CD-ROM reviews at lunch, and grant-seeking ideas in the afternoon. * The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * This book would be extremely useful in tertiary institutions where teachers are trained and where library science is taught, as well as in state libraries. * Alr *

Descriptions and critical assessments of more than 600 books, magazines, and databases for the selection of print and nonprint resources.