Book+Order

= Book Order  = I chose this project because I felt it would be good to have some experience choosing books to add to a library collection. I was interested in using a budget, comparing vendors, their prices, and the entire book ordering process.
 * Need Statement:**

What I hope to accomplish with my project is a better understanding about the cost of books, vendor differences, gain a clearer idea of what is in the middle school library collection at my school, and resources available to aid the selection process.
 * Objective:**

When I first started this project I did not realize what a daunting task I had undertaken. It took a lot of time and research. First, I looked at the curriculum map I created. I carefully looked at each discipline and what was taught throughout the year. Secondly, I searched the middle school library catalog for books on all subjects and identified holes in the collection and areas that could use some updating. I also ascertained which parts of the curriculum were well represented in the library collection and do not need additions or updating at this time. My third step was to look up possible books using //The Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database// and //Novelist// to access reviews on the materials I was considering purchasing. Fourth, I compared prices for the books between two vendors, Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Amazon seemed to have a better selection and did not charge for shipping. Therefore, I chose to use Amazon as my vendor for this project.
 * The Project:**

Through my research I discovered that the library collection has an extensive amount of resources for the Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies portions of the curriculum. I did not add any titles for the Math segment of the curriculum. The library catalog has numerous Math resources. For Language Arts, there were a few non-fiction titles I felt would be great additions to the collection as well as some poetry books, and writer handbooks. For Life Science, I was able to locate more current titles on all of the human body systems along with plants, bacteria, viruses, and animals. Lastly, I looked at the Family and Consumer Sciences segment of the curriculum. I included a few newer Sewing and Food titles. I did not feel the library collection had enough titles regarding Internet safety and cyber bullying and added some resources. I also found some interesting books on Robotics. Lastly, I added some titles on “green” careers to the collection.

First and foremost I was amazed at how quickly one thousand dollars can disappear! I feel my project did meet my objectives. I have gained a much better idea of the types of resources already available in my middle school library. I was able to look compare/contrast two book vendors. I have a better understanding of the cost of books, especially those with library bindings. I definitely feel more comfortable using reviews to help guide my purchase decisions. Although, at times it was interesting to see how multiple reviews on the same book could differ. I had to learn to read each review carefully and weigh what was said. What still needs to be done is for me to look at more vendors besides Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I would talk to other librarians regarding what vendors they use and why. I would try to ascertain why the other librarians bought paperback for some areas of the collection versus hardcover or library binding. If I was the librarian, I would create a curriculum map for each grade in my building and update my collection as time and money allowed. Most importantly, I would have continual conversations with every team at each grade level and students looking for suggestions or new items they want to see in the library and keep up on my professional reading. __ You About the American Revolution __ || Sheinkin, Steve || $ 14.96 || __ About Westward Expansion __ || Sheinkin, Steve || $ 14.96 ||
 * Self-Evaluation:**
 * Library Purchase Order from Amazon.com **
 * **__ Subject __** || **__ Book Title __** || **__ Author __** || **__ Price __** ||
 * ** Language Arts ** || __ They Called Themselves the KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group __ || Bartoletti, Susan Campbell || $ 12.14 ||
 * || __ The Dark Game: True Spy Stories __ || Janeczko, Paul B. || $ 11.55 ||
 * || __ Early American Poetry: Beauty in Words (Poetry Rocks!) __ || Buckwalter, Stephanie || $ 30.48 ||
 * || __ Early British Poetry: Words That Burn (Poetry Rocks!) __ || Buckwalter, Stephanie || $ 34.60 ||
 * || __ World Poetry: Evidence of Life (Poetry Rocks!) __ || Buckwalter, Stephanie || $ 34.60 ||
 * || __ Seize the Story: A Handbook for Teens Who Like to Write __ || Hanley, Victoria || $ 24.95 ||
 * || __ The I Love to Write Book- Ideas and Tips for Young Writers __ || Kamberg, Mary-Lane || $ 13.56 ||
 * || __ Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly __ || Levine, Gail Carson || $ 12.40 ||
 * || __ Where the Mountain Meets the Moon __ || Lin, Grace || $ 9.15 ||
 * || __ Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook __ || Potter, Ellen || $ 7.20 ||
 * || __ Guys Write For Guys Read: Boys’ Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys __ || Scieszka, Jon || $ 11.55 ||
 * || __ Rain Is Not My Indian Name __ || Smith, Cynthia Leitich || $ 12.74 ||
 * ** Social Studies ** || __ Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science __ || Aronson, Marc || $ 13.60 ||
 * || __ Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People __ || Bruchac, Joseph || $ 4.30 ||
 * || __ The People Shall Continue __ || Ortiz, Simon || $ 3.99 ||
 * || __ The Crossing: How George Washington Saved The American Revolution __ || Murphy, Jim || $ 14.95 ||
 * || __ King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn’t Tell __
 * || __ Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn’t Tell You __
 * ** Life Science ** || __ Nervous System ( Amazing Human Body) __ || Capaccio, George || $ 28.01 ||
 * || __ Cells (Let’s Relate to Genetics) __ || Cohen, Marina || $ 22.25 ||
 * || __ Muscles __ __(Amazing Human Body)__ || Colligan, L.H. || $ 30.15 ||
 * || __ Human Body Systems: Maintaining the Body’s Functions (Exploring Science) __ || Cooper, Sharon Katz || $ 28.65 ||
 * || __ Plant Cells (Let’s Relate to Genetics) __ || Dowdy, Penny || $ 22.25 ||
 * || __ Skeletal System (Amazing Human Body) __ || Haywood, Karen || $ 28.01 ||
 * || __ Endocrine System (Amazing Human Body) __ || Klosterman, Lorrie || $ 28.01 ||
 * || __ Excretory System (Amazing Human Body) __ || Klosterman, Lorrie || $ 28.01 ||
 * || __ Skin (Amazing Human Body) __ || Klosterman, Lorrie || $ 28.01 ||
 * || __ Plants: Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, and Other Plants (A Class of Their Own) __ || Levine, Shar || $ 21.37 ||
 * || __ Respiratory System (Amazing Human Body) __ || Lew, Kristi || $ 31.22 ||
 * || __ Animals With Crafty Camouflage: Hiding in Plain Sight (Amazing Animal Defenses) __ || Mitchell, Susan K. || $ 23.93 ||
 * || __ Animals With Wicked Weapons: Stingers, Barbs, and Quills (Amazing Animal Defenses) __ || Mitchell, Susan K. || $ 23.93 ||
 * || __ Bacteria: Staph, Strep, Clostridium, and Other Bacteria (A Class of Their Own) __ || Wearing, Judy || $ 22.25 ||
 * || __ A Planet of Viruses __ || Zimmer, Carl || $ 12.18 ||
 * **__ Family/Consumer Sciences __** || ||   ||   ||
 * ** Sewing ** || __ Sewing School: 21 Projects Kids Will Love to Make __ || Plumley, Amie || $ 10.86 ||
 * || __ Remake It!: Recycling Projects from the Stuff You Usually Scrap __ || Threadgould, Tiffany || $ 9.32 ||
 * || __ Everywear __ || Warwick, Ellen || $ 11.66 ||
 * ** Foods ** || __ The Omnivore’s Dilema: The Secrets Behind What You Eat __ || Pollan, Michael || $ 12.59 ||
 * || __ Who Wants Pizza?: The Kid’s Guide to the History, Science, and Culture of Food __ || Thornhill, Jan || $ 17.90 ||
 * ** Internet ** || __ Teen Cyberbullying Investigated: Where Do Your Rights End and Consequences Begin? __ || Jacobs, Thomas A. || $ 10.87 ||
 * || __ Introduction to Desktop Publishing with Digital Graphics (Student Edition) __ || Niemeyer, Kevin || $ 70.21 ||
 * || __ Living With the Internet and Online Dangers (Teen’s Guide) __ || Sandler, Corey || $ 11.66 ||
 * ** Robotics ** || __ Robots in Dangerous Places (Robot World) __ || Parker, Steve || $ 28.50 ||
 * || __ Robots in Science and Medicine (Robot World) __ || Parker, Steve || $ 28.50 ||
 * || __ Robots for Work and Fun (Robot World) __ || Parker, Steve || $ 28.50 ||
 * || __ Rise of the Thinking Machines: The Science of Robots (Headline: Science) __ || VanVoorst, Fretland || $ 21.77 ||
 * ** Careers ** || __ Freelance and Technical Writers: Words for Sale (New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal __ || Flath, Camden || $ 9.95 ||
 * || __ Learning Green: Careers in Education (Green-Collar Careers) __ || Gazlay, Suzy || $ 9.31 ||
 * || __ Managing Green Spaces: Careers in Wilderness and Wildlife Management (Green-Collar Careers) __ || Gazlay, Suzy || $ 23.26 ||
 * || __ Building Green Places: Careers in Planning, Designing, and Building (Green-Collar Careers) __ || Owen, Ruth || $ 23.26 ||
 * || __ Growing and Eating Green: Careers in Farming, Producing, and Marketing Food (Green-Collar Careers) __ || Owen, Ruth || $ 9.31 ||
 * ** TOTAL ** || ||  || $997.34 ||