Selection+Tools


 * Introduction || Creating a Selection Policy || Selection Criteria || Selection Tools || Censorship & Challenges || Questions || Other Considerations || References ||

Selection tools are the resources and services that aid a library in selecting materials. Some of the most common selection tools or aids that are employed by libraries are (Kennedy, 2006): Selection tools are included in a Selection Policy to designate acceptable sources of information that are to be used consistently to select materials.
 * Selection Tools**
 * bibliographic resources such as //Books in Print//
 * reviewing journals and newspapers such as //School Library Journal//
 * publishers' catalogues
 * library suppliers
 * standing orders
 * bookstore reviews and recommendations
 * suggestions from staff and patrons
 * literary awards lists

In addition to determining criteria for selecting materials, it is also important to determine criteria for selecting tools that will enable us to select those materials. Reliable tools will contribute to quality and relevant material selection. Morris (2004) suggests some criteria and questions to consider: Sometimes colleagues suggest tools for selection that have a good reputation in general, or a local supplier may prove to be an excellent source of information that aids the selection process.
 * authority - who are the reviewers/editors and what are their qualifications?
 * scope - is the material current? frequent? extensive or limited?
 * arrangement - is there an index or other arrangement for ease of searching?
 * annotations - descriptive, critical or both? are interest levels and/or suggestions for use included?

Goldsmith (2005) (in green) recommends some selection tools that are specifically related to graphic novels:

__**Reviews (Print)**__
**Booklist** - graphic novel reviews for adults and youth in bi-monthly issues. online: www.booklistonline.com (subscription service) **Library Journal** - regular column on graphic novels by Steve Ratieri online: www.libraryjournal.com online: www.publisherwseekly.com **School Library Journal** - monthly publication with reviews on juvenile graphic novels as well as adult graphic novels suitable for high school online: www.schoollibraryjournal.com online: www.voya.com/whatsinvoya **The Comics Journal** - monthly review of comics and graphic novels as an art form online: www.tcj.com
 * Publisher's Weekly ** - reviews of graphic novels for juveniles and adults
 * Voice of Youth Advocates ** - regular column on graphic novels by Kat Kan for middle and high schools

__**Reviews (Online)**__
** Artbomb ** - @http://www.artbomb.net/books.jsp
 * Diamond Comics Bookshelf** - @http://www.bokshelf.diamondcomics.com/reviews/
 * Grovel** - @http://www.grovel.org.uk
 * Ninth Art** - @http://www.ninthart.com
 * No Flying No Tights** - @http://www.noflyingnotights.com
 * Sequential Tart** - @http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php

__**Graphic Novel Awards**__
**Eisner Awards** [] [|http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_09win.shtml] [] []/
 * Eisner and other awards at Comic-Con** (link to "Other Awards" to see winners of several other cartoon and comics awards)
 * Lulu Awards**
 * Harvey Awards**

Other graphic novel awards sites: @http://www.reuben.org/divisions.html
 * National Cartoonists Society Division Awards for Comic Books**

Winner's lists for various awards []

Selection tools and graphic novel resources @http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/graphicnovels.asp