Koehzie Library

  The Reference Section: LIBE 467 Final Blog post Andrea Koehn                 When someone mentions the reference section of the library I still picture a dusty shelf with an old dictionary, some torn atlases and an out of date encyclopedia set. Even though I know that the section encompasses so much more than anthologies and indexes, that is still the first picture in my mind. Even though we have discussed digital resources for weeks my brain still wants to separate digital resources from print resources. Things like Nat Geo Kids or Kids Britannica online feel like a completely different entity and separated from the ratty magazines and old encyclopedias that we had when I was growing up. I think it is due to the interactive elements of the digital reference resources as well as their large capacity.                  When I started the course I thought tha...

  LIBE 467 Assignment #3 Evaluation Plan Andrea Koehn   1.        Analysis of the Reference Collection: The school in question is a K-7 school that has been an operating school since 1969. It used to have a larger student population (up to 400 students) but has maintained a student population around 200 for the last decade. Because of its age, the library collection can be out of date. Even though most of the main collection has been curated and maintained, the printed reference materials are on average, 30-40 years old. They have been stored in a back room and were covered by other teaching materials and are not well used.   Below is a breakdown of the print materials that are currently in the collection.                   Less than half of the printed reference materials are located on the reference shelf in the library collection due to the age ...