[bksvol-discuss] Re: Working draft "Educational Books"
- From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 20:17:21 -0500
One phrase I would change is "Bookshare is funded by the US Department of
Education." Perhaps a primarily should go in there somewhere. Otherwise make it
free for all the blind.
Bob
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From: Shelley L. Rhodes
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Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 9:10 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Working draft "Educational Books"
Sounds quite accurate and appropriate.
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT
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----- Original Message -----
From: Pavi Mehta
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 3:39 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Working draft "Educational Books"
Hi All,
I just cleared permission to be able to share the working draft of the
educational books definition with you – please keep in mind that this isn’t the
final version, and is pending approval from OSEP. Thought it would be helpful
for you to see it at this stage though. The definition is included at the end
of this email.
Warm regards,
Pavi
Educational Books Defintion (draft)
Bookshare is a continually growing library that includes a large set of
educational content. To that end, we define educational content as material
that will foster and support learning both inside and outside of the classroom,
spark intellectual curiosity in students, encourage individual reading, enrich
students' lives, and advance research from elementary school to the post
graduate level.
More specifically, Bookshare includes in this categorization any book:
a.. Requested for school use by a student or teacher
b.. Requested from the NIMAC
c.. All textbooks
d.. Reference works (e.g., dictionaries, almanacs, bibliographies,
encyclopedias, and thesauruses)
e.. All literature (i.e.., prose, poetry, and dramatic works with
accepted aesthetic or cultural value, literary merit, or canonical works---note
that these may be outside the general Western canon or Harvard Classics list)
f.. All juvenile fiction and nonfiction
g.. All books included on school curricula, both mandatory and optional,
from the local, State, and National levels
h.. All books that supplement and support school curricula, including
high quality nonfiction (e.g., biographies, secondary source history materials,
and science books written for children)
i.. All educational aids created specifically for the classroom
j.. All academic, scholarly, and professional books
k.. All medical, scientific, and technical books
l.. All books that have won awards for quality content, outstanding
message or other notable benchmark for our student populations. These include,
but are not limited to, the Newbery, Caldecott, Pulitzer Prize, Man Booker
Prize, National Book Award, Schneider Family Book Award, Jane Addams Children's
Book Award, and Young Readers Choice Awards
m.. Books that have been selected specifically as high-interest for our
student population. These include, but are not limited to, special collections
created by outside organizations (e.g., the American Foundation for the Blind
Reading Club, National Education Association's Lists of Top Kids Books, and the
Big Read Collection from the National Endowment of the Arts), and special
collections created in-house and by our member that serve as supplementary
material for our users (e.g., our Pacific Island collection, Accessibility
collection, and the reading lists submitted by teachers)
As the collection grows and evolves to meet our users' needs, so might this
definition.
Among the materials that we do not define as educational are erotica, genre
fiction, and works designed to evangelize religious beliefs.
Bookshare is funded by the US Department of Education.
April 2009
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