Children's Literature Research Collections: Services and Research for Children's Libraries.

Guidelines are presented to provide advice on the development of national and regional research collections of children's literature and reading materials for use by library professionals. Following a brief introduction on the advantages of such collections, their organization, financing, staffing, and goals, this paper offers suggestions for selection, arrangement, and cataloging of materials and presents services and research sources for children's libraries. A list of some existing centers and four references are included. (RAA)