The presentation outlined resources needed to improve the International High School Library in Paterson, NJ. It identified gaps in the science, math, history, and other sections. Suggestions were made to purchase specific books and subscriptions to fill these gaps at a total estimated cost of $6,521.27. The presentation acknowledged pricing sources and special thanks.

1. International High
School Library
Paterson, NJ
A Presentation By:
Marie Louise Lawson

2. Today’s Presentation
 Overview of the Library’s Current Resources
 What’s Missing? What We Need to Educate our
Students
 Total Cost to the Board of Ed
 Acknowledgments

3. Library Resources: Non-Fiction
Religion
History & Biography
Social Science
Religion
Social Science
Language
Science & Math
Geography
Liberal Arts
Career & College
Liberal Arts
History & Biography
Career & College Language
Geography
Science & Math

4. Library Resources: Reference
Electronic Sources
Periodicals Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries/Thesauri
Volume Sets
Periodicals
Volume Sets
Electronic Sources
Dictionaries/Thesauri

5. What’s Missing?
Science and Math
Science and Math Resources
• Math resources, other than Finance & Economics
study guides, are scarce Pre-Calc
Algebra
• Modern math resources do General Math
not cover 1950-present Energy
Animals
• Physics, Pre-History, and
Plants
geology sources are lacking DNA & Genetics
in Science subject PreHistory
Technology
• Technology resources are
Physics
mostly out-of-date and deal Forensics
with past technological Evolution
advancements Environment
Biology
Chemistry
Space & Astronomy
General Science
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6. The Solution:
Science and Math
 Increase general mathematics resources by adding Volume Sets and specific
math subjects:
 The World of Mathematics: A Four-Volume Set by James Newman
 The Calculus Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus by Adrian Banner
 Fill in the gaps in Science with more resources on Pre-History (including
Geology) and Physics:
 This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
 Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin by John Edward Staller
 Increase and update Technology sources for modern advances:
 The Race Between Education and Technology by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz
 Science and Technology in World History: An Introduction by James E. McClellan and
Harold Dorn
Total Spending for Science and Math: $1,757.65

7. What’s Missing?
History and Biography
History Resources
• American and
World/Ancient Civilization War
History is well-covered
• Collection is in need of People and Cultures
more Women’s History and
Biographies World
• African American History,
excluding slavery, is American (General)
lacking as well
• Biographies of American African American
Historical figures needed
• More information on Women
World Politics and Political
Government
History is needed (American)
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8. The Solution:
History and Biography
 Increase the number of texts dealing with Women’s history:
 Women in World History: Readings from 1500 to the Present by Sarah S. Hughes
 Through Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents by Ellen Carol DuBois
and Lynn Dumenil
 Increase the number of texts that cover African American history post-
slavery:
 African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America
by Joan Potter
 Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Barack Obama and Others by James Daley
 Update existing information on World Politics
 World Politics: Trend and Transformation by Charles W. Kegley
 Budget $350 to increase the Biography section:
 Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera
 Einstein: His Life and Universe by Waleter Isaccson
Total Spending for History and Biography: $1,550.49

9. What’s Missing?
Arts and Humanities
Arts and Humanities Resources
• More drama, media, and Theatre
theatre resources are
necessary
• Writing guides are Drama
scarce, especially for
standardized testing and
class usage Art & Media
• Expand Music section
beyond its current place
Writing
in theatre
•New section to add: Art
History Literature
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10. The Solution:
Arts and Humanities
 Increase number of drama-based theatre and general media sources:
 The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre by John Russell Brown
 Mediated: How the Media Shapes Our World and the Way We Live in It by Thomas de
Zengotita
 Increase the number of writing and style guides for better student writing:
 Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine
 MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
 Expand music section beyond a sub-section of theatre:
 Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded by Oliver Sacks
 Music Quickens Time by Daniel Barenboim
 Add a new Art History section and begin to build the collection:
 History of Art for Young People, 6th Edition by Anthony F. Janson
 The Oxford History of Western Art by Martin Kemp
Total Spending for the Arts and Humanities: $1,729.59

11. What’s Missing?
Religion and Language
Religion Resources
• Christianity covered in
general religion histories General/Other
and texts
•More sources on Hinduism
Buddhism and Hinduism
religions are needed Buddhism
•American Sign Language
sources need to be added Islam
to the Language
collection Judaism
Christianity
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12. The Solution:
Religion and Language
 Increase the number of Buddhist and Hindu texts in the Religion
section:
 The Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its History and Meaning by Denise
Paty Leidy
 Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk by John
Esposito, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu
 Increase the number of texts on American Sign Language:
 Signing Illustrated: The Complete Learning Guide by Mickey Flodin
 The American Sign Language Phrase Book by Barbara Bernstein Fant, Betty
Miller, and Lou Fant
Total Spending for Religion and Language: $1,208.85

13. What’s Missing?
Other Reference Sources
Library Resources: Reference
• Volume sets cover
history, law, science,
literature, biography, civil Electronic Sources
Periodicals Encyclopedias
rights, culture, and ethnic
history
•At least one more
electronic Encyclopedia
is necessary
Volume Sets
• Three to Four more
periodical subscriptions
• More diverse language
dictionaries Dictionaries/Thesauri

14. The Solution:
Reference Sources
 Add one more electronic Encyclopedia to the online resource
list:
 Encyclopedia Britannica 2009 Student and Home Edition by Avanquest
 Budget $200 per year for new periodical subscriptions, including:
 Political magazine(s)
 Literary magazine(s)
 News-based material (magazines and/or newspapers)
 Add more general and diverse language dictionaries to the
current collection:
 The Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases by Jennifer Speake
 A New Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Classical Quotations by Hugh Percy
Jones
Total Spending for Reference Sources: $274.11 (first year)

15. The Total Cost
 Science & Math………………………$1,757.65
 History & Biography…………………$1,550.49
 Arts & Humanities…..……………….$1,729.59
 Religion & Language…………………$1,408.85
 Reference Sources…………………… $274.11
Grand Total…………………………...$6,521.27

16. Acknowledgements
 Pricing and Text information from:
 Follet Corporation: www.follet.com
 Baker & Taylor, Inc. : www.btol.com
 Special Thanks to the Paterson Educational Association
and Pat Harvey, for the use of her library
 Presentation and narration by Marie Louise Lawson