Edited by Janice C. Fennell. Paper commissioned by the National Library of Education, U.S. Department of Education. Provides a description of the process of merging historical collections of children's literature, the triumph of discovering unique resources, and the trials of increased staff time spent in comparing editions. Provides a historical overview of the UIUC Library's collections of children's literature, including the recent acquisition of 58,000 books from the Center for Research Libraries, and plans for improving access to this collection. Provides background and description of the CRL textbook collection, and how researchers may utilize these unique uncataloged resources.
Article is directed primarily to the European education community.
Bibliographic essay on selected sources and collections related to children's literature of interest to teachers and librarians. Highlights the value of these collections to educational history. With David Ginn. Book catalog of a special collection. Work in progress.