Library Handbook - Frontier School Division

C. General Ledger
This section of the print-out lists all the invoices paid on the schools account during the month. The
information includes the account number, description of account, cheque number and the supplier.
It also includes the total of the invoices to date. Please note, not all schools receive copies of the
general ledger.
ACQUISITIONS
Selection criteria are described in the Frontier School Division # 48 Selection handbook (appendix
A)
A. Selection Aids
1. Previewing—This is the best method of selection especially for AV software and CD-ROM
materials. Whenever possible, order materials for previewing before purchasing. Previewing
allows you to judge if the content, presentation and level of the material are suitable for the
intended users, Library displays and on-hand buying also provides opportunities to preview
materials before purchasing.
2. Reviews—A very good method of selection. An authority on the subject usually writes the
reviews. Sources for reviews include books, magazines and newspapers. Library Services
subscribes to a number of periodicals, which review library materials. These periodicals are
routed to school library staff.
3. Bibliographies—A bibliography is a list or works by a given author or on a given subject.
Bibliographies may include only recommended materials or they may list all materials
available. A bibliography should include author, title, publisher, editor, date, price, and ISBN.
An annotated bibliography includes all the above information plus a summary of the content.
4. Recommendations—Staff should be encouraged to recommended materials. Consultants and
other Frontier School Division support staff can also recommend resources if requested.
Recommendations should be written on a media request slip.
5. Publisher’s Catalogs—These may be used to fill in weak areas in the collection; however, the
quality of the materials will be unknown. Only recent catalogs should be used.
6. Consideration File—Library media request forms should be used when you are selecting
materials. All the information should be filled in for each piece of material that you consider
buying. The forms will then be kept in a Consideration File until you have time to decide which
materials to purchase.
The consideration file should be filed by the Dewey Number of the material being reviewed.
This will allow you to quickly check the recommended materials in a particular area such as
Science or Fiction.
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