Counseling, Leadership and Special Education Guidelines

I. Purpose and Program Description

A. Library's Collection Development Objectives

The library seeks to provide materials to support programs through the Ed.S. level in foundations of education, secondary, and counselor education.

B. Curriculum Program Description

The department of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education is one of three departments in the School of Education. Educational Foundations provides studies in the historical, philosophical, social, and psychological forces that influence educational practice. Undergraduate programs in Secondary Education are designed to prepare junior and high school teachers (grades 7-12) with general education studies, professional studies, and an academic major in one of more of the major instructional areas of the secondary school curriculum (see I.D.5 "Areas of Specialization".) Courses in Counselor Education are designed to survey the major theoretical and practical approaches to counseling. Graduate courses are further designed to provide study of research procedures and evaluation of counseling and guidance programs.

C. New and Expanding areas of Interest

1. Multicultural education
2. Computers in education

D. Areas of Specialization

1. Historical and philosophical foundations of education
2. Education research
3. Teacher evaluation
4. Teacher education
5. Secondary school curriculum

a. biology                               f. mathematics
b. chemistry                           g. political science
c. English                               h. psychology
d. history                               i. social studies
e. language arts                      j. sociology

6.   Educational Counseling
7.   Computers in education

E. Overlap with Other Academic Disciplines and Library Collections

American Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Drama, English literature, Geography & Anthropology, History, Law, Mathematics, Information Science, Music, Nursing, Philosophy, Political Science and Public Administration, Psychology, Sociology

II. General Selection Guidelines

A. Languages: Collected exclusively: English language materials and needed translations of foreign language works. All other languages are excluded.   Western European languages translated into English are collected selectively.

B. Chronological Periods: Emphasis is on education in the twentieth century forward. Books on education in the nineteenth century are collected selectively and all other periods are collected very selectively.

C. Geographical Coverage: Primary emphasis: United States, England, Canada.   Secondary emphasis: Europe, Asia, Latin America. Collected very selectively:   Rest of the world.

D. Types of Materials: Primary emphasis: general books, books with multi-media and software, multi-author texts, and publications of professional organizations. Reference works such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, thesauri, atlases and indexes are collected more selectively. Excluded are undergraduate and graduate textbooks, test-taking materials, laboratory manuals, and dissertations.

E. Imprint Date: Emphasis is on current materials, i.e., published during the last decade. Retrospective purchasing prior to this will be very selective.

F. Physical Format: Hardbound books selected extensively. Paperbound books, pamphlets, serials, and periodicals are collected selectively. Microforms and audiovisuals are collected selectively in consultation with the liaison for Education.

G. Treatment of Subject: History of educational development will be collected on a broad basis; biographies of educational leaders will be collected selectively. Methods and practice of teaching will be collected extensively. Political, legal, medical, and psychological aspects of education are also useful. Research methodology in all aspects, including the use of computer techniques, is a strong collection interest. Business, economic, and social aspects, as well as popular treatments are acquired selectively.

H. Place of Publication: Materials published in the United States and Canada are collected almost exclusively. Materials from all other places are collected selectively.

I. Acquisitions Plans Affecting Foundations, Secondary and Counselor Education:

1.) Standing Orders:

Advisory List of International Educational Travel & Exchange Programs
Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Annual Report
Alabama Department of Education. Educational Directory
Alabama Department of Education. Annual Report
Annual Guide to the Highest-rated Education Software
Current Index to Journals in Education
College Admissions Data Handbook. Southeast Region
College Blue Book
College Handbook
Commonwealth Universities Yearbook
Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law
Directory of Graduate Programs
Education Index
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
Educational Software Locator
Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance
ERIC on web
Gourman Report. Rating of Graduate Programs in American & International Universities
Gourman Report. Rating of Undergraduate Programs in American & International Universities
Grants Register
Handbook of Private Education
Higher Education Revenues & Expenditures
Higher Education in Alabama Directory
International Handbook of Universities & Other Institutions of Higher
Education
Inventory of Academic Programs (ACHE)
National Dean's List
Patterson's Schools Classified
Peterson's Guides
Right College, The
Southern Regional Education Board Fact Book on Higher Education
Statistical Abstract, Higher Education in Alabama Study Abroad
Teacher Certification Requirements in All Fifty States
Test Critiques
Videodisc Compendium for Education & Training
World of Learning
Yearbook of American Universities and Colleges

2.) Approval Plans: BNA: Books and forms; Baker & Taylor: forms.

J. Major Assessment/Selection Tools: Brewer, Deborah J. ARBA Guide to Education; Books for College Libraries; Buttlar, Lois J. Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources; CIJE; Education Index; Sheehy, Eugene P.   Guide to Reference books; Woodbury, Marda. A Guide To Sources of Educational Information;

K. Weeding/Replacement: Currency is not a major criterion for assessment, thus weeding/replacement is kept to a minimum. Materials for weeding/replacement are evaluated in accordance with the General Collection Management and Development Policy statement on weeding/replacement.

L. Classifications That Define Scope of Collection:

M.   Recommended Collection Level: 3bE

Library Liaison: FARROW                      Subject: SPECIAL EDUCATION

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY STATEMENT:
CLASSED ANALYSIS