COLLECTION MAP

Warren High School Library November 2011

CORE COLLECTION & MAJOR CURRICULAR AREAS

Exemplary

Superior Very well developed. Collections

such as short

stories and scripts/

plays have been

expanded to better

support the curriculum.

These areas have

been updated, and gaps

filled. Support

the curriculum

well.

Very large selection. Constantly

getting worked on, but it can be difficult

to stay relevant

and current on celebrities

and important figures.

Large selection. The TL has

worked hard to keep it good-

looking, and as

current as possible.

Good Generally strong, but

lacks materials for current

social issues

Generally good, but needs to

be expanded

and updated

Fair Traditional art

movements are well covered, but not

modern art movement

s

Poor

Core Collection

Social Sciences

Science & Technology

Art Literature Biographies Fiction

000-

099

Gener

al w

orks

100-

199

Philo

soph

y an

d Ps

ycho

logy

200-

299

Relig

ion

300-

399

Social

Scien

ces

400-

499

Lang

uage

500-

599

Natur

al S

cien

ces &

Mat

h

600-

699

Tech

nolo

gy

700-

799

Arts a

nd R

ecre

atio

n

800-

899

Lite

ratu

re

900-

999

Histor

y & G

eogr

aphy

Fictio

n0

5

10

15

20

25

30

AVERAGE AGE OF COLLECTION

COLLECTION PUBLISHED CONTENT

57%

6.5%

31%

5%

Non-Fiction Reference (including maps) Fiction

DVDs/VHS videos CDs (15)

COLLECTION GRID BASED ON OCLC’S 4 QUADRANTS

• Institutional Content

• Special Collections

• Open Web Content

• Published Content

Books, maps,

DVDs, VHS videos, CDs

Five subscription databases

accessible with a password; NoodleBib & Inspiration softwares

Textbooks, yearbooks.

Local government reports and

research data available via

the databasesNewspapers from the early years of

the school and some early city

newspapers; history materials on the

aerospace industry in Downey (Apollo missions), and a

book signed by Chief Justice Earl Warren,

after whom the school is named.