Curriculum materials collections and centers :  legacies from the past, visions of the future / 
edited by Rita Kohrman. 
 - Chicago, Illinois :  Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association,  (c)2012. 
 - xii, 265 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>From collections to laboratories to centers : development of the curriculum materials collections or centers to 1940 /  Curriculum materials laboratories : blast from the past or institutionally relevant? /  The role of children's literature in the curriculum materials center /  Promoting library instruction for education students: a model for CMC/faculty collaboration /  Collection development and budgets : methods to keep the Curriculum Center current /  Staffing in the CMC for success /  Building an effective outreach program /  Evolution of the American textbook: from hornbooks to iPads /  The value of the Curriculum Center's mission statement: meeting the needs of evolving teacher education /  Staying relevant : re-engineering for the future / Shonda Brisco --  Curriculum access and creation in the CMC of the future /  A look to the future of curriculum materials centers /  Rita Kohrman --  Suzan A. Alteri --  Ann E. Brownson --  Pat Farthing and Margaret N. Gregor --  Nadean Meyer --  Linda M. Teel --  Hazel J. Walker --  Nancy P. O'Brien and Judy Walker --  Julie Miller and Nadean Meyer --  Jo Ann Carr with Anna K. Lewis --  Kathy Yoder and Linda Scott. 
<br/><br/> This book captures the evolution of the education collections and services integral to teacher preparation. Edited by Rita Kohrman, education resources librarian at Grand Valley State University, the book provides practical applications for curriculum material center (CMC) operations that focus on the fundamental needs of students, faculty, and current teachers. Initial chapters focus on the foundations of place CMCs within theoretical and historical contexts their original goals, purposes, and services. Succeeding chapters discuss how curriculum centers are evolving to meet the changes in teacher preparation now and in the future. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780838986028 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011045087 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education libraries--Collection development--United States.<br/>Education libraries--United States.<br/>Instructional materials centers--Collection development--United States.<br/>Instructional materials centers--United States.<br/>Teachers--Training of--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z675  / .C877 2011