I found assignment 1 really useful and as the topic area was of my choice, I will use these in the future. What really hit home was the usefulness of actually gaining a clear picture of who your users are and what their needs might be. It was good technique and practice to develop a criteria that accommodated the syllabus needs and allowed these to be placed alongside the users needs and the school and pedagogical contexts within which they were to operate.
Needless to say both Bishop, K (2007) and Hughes-
Hassell and
Mancall (2005) featured heavily, and influenced much of my approach.
Bishop, K. (2007). Community analysis and needs assessment. In The collection program in schools : concepts, practices and information sources (4th ed.) (pp. 19-24). Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited.
Hughes-Hassell, S., and Mancall, J., (2005) collection Management for Youth: Responding to the needs of Learners. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
