General Purpose

The juvenile literature collection supports methods courses in the departments of Curriculum and Instruction, Art Education, Child and Family Studies, and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. In addition, this collection is to serve as: 1) a depository for the complete works of selected regional authors, especially Tennessee authors of books for children, 2) a laboratory collection for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 3) a working collection to meet the specific requirements of Human Ecology's Child Development Lab, and 4) a model collection supporting the proposed Children's Literature Examination Center.

Subject Description

Primary concentration is on notable books for children in the areas of fiction, biography, social studies, science, easy fiction and picture books, A supporting collection includes secondary materials, critical commentaries, reference sources, and selection aids relevant to children's literature.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Related subject statements include English, special collections, music, and library and information science.

Languages Collected and Excluded

English is the predominate language, although examples of picture books or easy reading books in foreign languages may be collected.

Geographic Parameters

Primarily publications of the United States with selected titles from other areas of the English-speaking world.

Chronological Scope

Represents all periods of development in children's literature. This includes series books, writing for juvenile audiences from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, and a limited number of 19th century adult books which have become children's favorites.

Dates of Publication

Current publications and out-of-print editions of classic works.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Notable and award-winning titles of the past decade which were not acquired when published.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

Includes only books for children and young adults except in the cases of selected reference and secondary materials, critical commentaries and other scholarly publications devoted specifically to the collecting, maintenance, and use of juvenile materials. Excludes all journals and periodicals aimed at the juvenile reader.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

Books, journals and videos are collected.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place.

Alternative Access to Resources

Interlibrary loan is a source of materials not in the UT collection.

Position Responsible for Collection

Library Business Manager, Ken Wise

Corresponding Fund

Juvenile Literature

Other Factors

None

May 24, 2002