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The Y Collection consists of fiction, nonfiction, easy readers, biographies, and graphic novels for children and young adults.
The Youth Collection (or Y Collection) is located on the 2nd floor of both the John Vaughan Library and the Broken Arrow Library. The nonfiction portion of the Y Collection uses the Dewey Decimal Classification System to orient pre-service teachers with how items are typically organized in school libraries. The collection supports the children's literature curriculum and provides fiction and nonfiction books for recreational readers ranging from emergent readers through young adults. We have a variety of award-winning titles of picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, biographies, and more! Whether reading for pleasure, needing a title to take into the classroom, or wishing to share with a student in a tutoring session, search for Y Collection books via NSU Library Discovery or come by to browse the stacks.
If you have questions about the Y Collection, please reach out to one of the librarian specialists for this area.
Feel free to use the helpful links below to learn more about children's and young adult literature. Please note all links open in the same window.
NSU Libraries' Curriculum Materials Collections contain adopted Oklahoma state instructional materials provided through the Instructional Materials program and NSU Library for use by NSU students, faculty, and members of the public. Adopted state materials are withdrawn and disposed of at the end of their six year adoption cycle. Items purchased by NSU Libraries that were not part of a review cycle are shelved separately from adopted state materials.
Curriculum Materials can be found on the 2nd floor of the John Vaughan Library near the Writing Center and on the upper level of the Broken Arrow Library.
The Curriculum Materials collection includes, but is not limited to:
For assistance using Curriculum Materials collection items or for faculty members wishing to use items for instructional purposes, please contact NSU Libraries' subject librarians for the College of Education.
Items in Curriculum Materials can be searched for via NSU Libraries Discovery search.
Feel free to use the helpful links below to learn more about the Curriculum Materials resources.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education reviews instructional materials used in public K-12 schools for replacement on an annual basis. Each year, the Department of Education selects a rotating group of academic subjects and grade levels for review, then allows publishers to submit bids for instructional materials that meet the state's curriculum standards for the subjects and grades under review.
Copies of all instructional materials submitted by publishers for the current review cycle are made available for the public and for educators at review centers in each state congressional district. These materials consist of:
Publishers also provide correlation documents outlining how each title fulfills the state curriculum standards for each subject and grade.
Following review and approval by the State Textbook Committee, instructional materials for a given subject and grade level will be adopted for six years, after which a new review cycle will occur. A list of these approved titles can be found below.
Follow the link below for a list of grade levels and subjects currently under review.
Review material publishers may provide correlation documents, lesson plans, and other resources in online formats accessible with a temporary username and password. To access these, open the Google Drive folder below.
Please note that logins will no longer function following the State Textbook Committee's vote to approve or reject review materials in November.
John Vaughan Library on the NSU Tahlequah campus is a review center for Oklahoma Congressional District 3. The review center is located in room 106 of the Technical Services department on the the first floor of John Vaughan Library. Review center hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm.
For inquiries related to legal compliance or review center organization, please contact the NSU Libraries Director of Technical Services.
For assistance using Review Center materials or for faculty members wishing to use the Review Center for instructional purposes, please contact NSU Libraries' subject librarians for the College of Education.
