Abstract

PreK-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) books are vital resources for student teachers in college-level Education programs. This study takes a best-case scenario approach by exploring the holdings of recent Outstanding Science Trade Books (Books identified by the National Science Teaching Association annually for K-12 students.) at twenty academic libraries. Even among large-budget, research-oriented university libraries chosen for our study, there is considerable variability in the number and types of titles owned. The works most likely to be present in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries include those that have won multiple awards. Titles about female scientists were among the most frequently held and were just as popular as works about males in STEM.

摘要

PreK-12 科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 书籍是大学教育课程中学生教师的重要资源。本研究通过探索最近在 20 个学术图书馆中收藏的优秀科学贸易书籍（由美国国家科学教学协会每年为 K-12 学生确定的书籍）采用最佳案例方法。即使在为我们的研究选择的大预算、以研究为导向的大学图书馆中，拥有的图书数量和类型也存在相当大的差异。最有可能出现在研究图书馆协会 (ARL) 图书馆中的作品包括获得多项奖项的作品。在 STEM 中，关于女性科学家的标题是最常见的，并且与关于男性的作品一样受欢迎。