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Professional Reading/Instructional Materials Reviewer Checklist--Curriculum Connections

-- School Library Journal, 12/29/2004

Recommended Professional Reading/Instructional Materials Checklist

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Title:
Subtitle: OPTIONAL
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Trade Paper
Ten digit ISBN:    
Pap. ISBN: OPTIONAL
LC# (generally on the verso of title page):
Pap. Price: OPTIONAL
Number of Pages:
Trade Price: OPTIONAL


Illustrative/Added material
Check all that apply: OPTIONAL

Charts    Diagrams    Illustrations    Maps    Photographs    Reproductions    Appendix    Index

Bibliography    Chronology    Glossary    Notes    Music    Score    CD

Blackline Masters   

 

Points to Consider
Reviewers of professional reading/instructional materials should consider if (and how) the book/film compares to, supplements, or supercedes other titles on the subject.

 

Content:
Comment in your annotation on the following and answer briefly below:

Content or scope of the book:


Does this book present new information, ideas, or research in the field? OPTIONAL


Point of view or bias of the author:

 

Style:
Comment in your annotation on the following and answer briefly below:

Scholarly    General Interest    Lively    Dry   

 

Comparison:

How does this book differ from others with a similar scope?


If a revision, what changes have been made since the previous edition? OPTIONAL


If this is a revision please note the publisher and date of the original title. OPTIONAL

 

Potential Intended Audience:

New/experienced teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists, librarians and media specialists, library school educators, other?


How/why will this be of use to its intended audience?



Organization:
Excellent     Average     Poor

Please comment on the quanity/quality/usefulness of the illustrative material: OPTIONAL

 

Documentation
Check all that apply: OPTIONAL

Is there a bibliography?
Is it up-to-date?
Is the research documented? (Footnotes? Source notes?)

Are there any added features? OPTIONAL


Is there an index?
Is the index adequate?

 

Recommendations
Check all that apply:

First Purchase    For General Purchase    Additional Purchase   

 

Additional Comments (optional):


 

Since we do not have a copy of the book you are annotating it is essential the information you provide us with is correct. Please double-check spellings, ISBN #s etc.

The correct bibliographic form for book annotations will be:
AUTHOR'S LAST NAME (in caps), author first name. Title in italics. #of pages if given. Illus? special features? Publisher/(imprint if available). Date. Tr* $price with dollar sign. ISBN plus 10 digit number.

If there are two prices pap. Follows first isbn #. Then ISBN space 10 digit number.

Please refer to your copy of Curriculum Connections for other examples (films, software, etc.) and clarification.

* indicates edition Tr = trade hardcover. RTE = reinforced trade ed. pap.=paperback (This information generally can be found on the book jacket or verso of the title page.)


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