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About the Core Collections

Created by Librarians, for Librarians


For over 60 years, H.W. Wilson’s Core Collections have been a librarian’s must have collection development guide to the best fiction and nonfiction works for all types of libraries. Each Core Collection is designed to provide collection development guidance and readers’ advisory support to public, high school, middle school, and elementary school libraries. Every entry has been carefully selected by experienced librarians from public library systems, school libraries, and academic libraries across the United States. These specialists represent diverse backgrounds in librarianship and possess a wealth of experience on national juries and American Library Association committees.

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Fiction

Fiction Core Collection (22nd Edition, 2024) provides the busy librarian with expert collection development advice on the most highly recommended works of classic and contemporary fiction.

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Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels Core Collection (5th Edition, 2024) provides expert recommendations, developed by H.W. Wilson’s team of library and media specialists.

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Young Adult Fiction

Young Adult Fiction Core Collection (5th Edition, 2023) highlights more than 2,500 recommended titles for young adult readers.

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Public Library: Nonfiction

Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction (19th Edition, 2023) is designed for acquisitions librarians, reference librarians and catalogers.

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Senior High

Senior High Core Collection (24th Edition) identifies essential material available for high school libraries and young adult collections.

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Children's

Children's Core Collection (26th Edition, 2023) is a comprehensive guide to 15,000 recommended books for children from preschool through grade six. 

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Collection Development, Readers’ Advisory & Curriculum Support


Not only do the Core Collections serve as aids in the selection and ordering of titles, but also in curriculum support, collection maintenance, and professional development. They are essential resources for library and media specialists looking to enhance and enrich their collection with the most important and highly recommended titles currently available.


In-Depth Indexing


Each volume contains indexing by author to make locating titles by author or pseudonym quick and easy, along with highly detailed title & subject indexing that allows users to select titles by subject area or locate works by title.


Unique Value


There is nothing quite like H.W. Wilson’s Core Collections. The accumulated expertise of our selectors and the unquestioned reputation make these collections invaluable. They are universally recognized as impartial and expert aids to collection development that assist and reinforce the judgment of librarians everywhere. Inclusion in a Core Collection is strong support for any challenged purchase.


Thousands of Recommended Titles for Your Specific Collection


Each volume highlights thousands of essential and highly recommended books for each type of collection. Whether you’re collecting for a public library, a high school, a middle school, or an elementary school, Core Collections gives you immediate access to the best titles you and your patrons won’t want to miss—easy-to-locate starred entries throughout the text and in the index highlight essential works in a given category or subject area. The careful selection in each Core Collection makes it easy to locate the best-of-the-best titles to consider adding to your collection, or to find titles that can be weeded out.

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