Contents

Introduction

Angela Carstensen

Part I. Developing and Using the Lists

1. Forty Years of Outstanding Books: Origin, History, and Committee Processes

by Paula Brehm-Heeger

2. Outstanding Books and Public Libraries: The List as Merchandising Tool

by Mary Arnold

3. Outstanding Books in School Libraries: Curriculum Connections and Readers’ Advisory

by Priscille Dando

4. Outstanding Books in an Academic Setting

by Judith Walker

5. Outstanding Books for Nontraditional Students and Lifelong Learners

by Penny Johnson

Part II. The Annotations

Revised and expanded by Angela Carstensen

6. Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners, 1999

7. Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners, 2004

8. Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners, 2009

9. Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners, by Genre, 1999–2009

Appendix. Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners: Policies and Procedures

Index

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