A survey of selected titles of black literature in Indiana high schools

• Main Author: Kane, Lenore Harriet
• Other Authors: Barr, Larry
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: High school libraries > Indiana.; American literature > African American authors > Bibliography.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/180800; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/415813

A questionnaire survey of the 385 Indiana high schools was conducted to determine how many of a selected list of 150 titles of Black literature the schools owned and the factors that appeared to be related to the acquisition of that number of titles.The 72 per cent response was analyzed to determine whether the following were related to the size of the Afro-American collections concerning the library--the size of the total book collection, the money available for purchase of books and periodicals, the person making the final decision about buying books, and the existence of a written book selection policy; concerning the school-the total student enrollment, the percentage of Black students, the size of the community the school serves, and the existence of units or courses in Black studies; concerning the librarian-the age, sex, education, and experience of the librarian.