Literacy Collection Development in Libraries: A Bibliography. Second Revised Edition.

Overview & Synopsis

This annotated bibliography is a practical, working bibliography of core resources pertinent to libraries for the development of adult or young adult new reader literacy collections. The contents include: (1) General Literacy Background Resources; (2) Library Literacy Background Resources; (3) Resources to Aid in the Development of an Adult New Reader Collection; (4) Computer Technology and Adult Literacy; (5) Periodicals for On-Going Collection Development and Literacy Education; (6) Organizations and Associations Involved with Literacy; and (7) Publishers of Materials for Adult New Readers and Adult Basic Education. The bibliography will be useful to libraries and to organizations wanting to start, organize, maintain, or expand a literacy collection in business and the workplace; adult basic education; high school equivalency; English as a second language; family/intergenerational literacy; community-based programs; refugee/amnesty programs; outreach/alternative education; prison programs; volunteer/tutor programs; and church literacy. (NLL)