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Volume 37

Sprint to Charlotte - Number 5 (May/June 2009)

Volume 36

Storytelling - Number 5 (May/June 2008)
Maps: The Why of Where - Number 4 (March/April 2008)
Visual Literacy - Number 3 (January/February 2008)
Intellectual Freedom 101 - Number 2 (November/December 2007)
Advocacy: A Test of Character - Number 1 (September/October 2007)

Volume 35

Assessing Information and Communication Technology - Number 5 (May/June 2007)
Reno: It's a Sure Bet - Number 4 (March/April 2007)
Small Changes: Bringing Vision to Reality - Number 3 (January/February 2007)

Volume 34

Coming soon!

Volume 33

Pittsburgh: Ready, Set, Go - Number 5 (May/June 2005)
Student Voices - Number 4 (March/April 2005)
Library Media Programs in a Web Wise World - Number 3 (January/February 2005)
Early Literacy Collaborations - Number 2 (November/December 2004)
Time to ReNew - Number 1 (September/October 2004)

Sprint to Charlotte

Volume 37, Number 5 (May/June 2009)

Extra Articles

Charlotte – A Race to the Conference - Sandra A. Andrews
The Road to Concurrent Sessions - Ernie J. Cox

Storytelling

Volume 36, Number 5 (May/June 2008)

Columns

Making Correlations - Meghan Harper and Michelle Baldini
Cataloging 101: Cataloging Made (Almost) Easy - Sandra Q. Williams

Features

Storytelling Head of School - Merle Froshman
A Report from the Forbidden Fruit Conference - Wendy Stephens

Professional Pages Reviews

Sears List of Subject Headings: 19th Edition - Reviewed by Tom Adamich
Proquest Historical and Political Databases - Reviewed by John Royce
eLibrary Science Database from Proquest - Reviewed by John Royce
Thumbs-up, Thumbs-down Reviews for Reader’s Advisory - Lauri Vaughan

Spotlight

Making the Case for Storytelling in the School Library - Elizabeth Pollicino
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Maps: The Why of Where

Volume 36, Number 4 (March/April 2008)

Columns

Making Correlations - Meghan Harper and Michelle Baldini
Laws and Their Implications for Media Specialists - Jami Jones and Alana Zambone

Features

Mapping Literature: Integrating GIS and Reading - Terence W. Cavanaugh
World Tour: Using Online Maps - Anne Marie Gordon
How to Think Like a Mapmaker - Jim Kemp

Professional Book Reviews

Encyclopedia of the New American Nation - Reviewed by Richard Lord
Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries - Reviewed by Tom Adamich
Catalog It! ...a Guide to Cataloging School Library Materials - Reviewed by Tom Adamich

Spotlight

Read-to-Feed at the Olive-Mary Stitt School - Suzy Rabbat and Diane Wood
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Visual Literacy

Volume 36, Number 3 (January/February 2008)

Columns

Why Kids Don't Have Series Books - Amy Goldsmith
What's It All About? - Sandra Q. Williams

Features

Bibliography and Student Work - Jonathan Seyfried
Using Documentary Photography Books with Reluctant Readers in the High School Library - Patricia Sarles
Collaborating Outside the Box - Cassandra Barnett
Teaching Visual Literacy: Graphic Novels and Critical Theory - Gretchen Schwarz
A Visual Literacy Lesson for Art and Design - Theron Lund and Rob Poole
Learning to Look and Looking to Learn: Visual Thinking Strategies at the Eric Carle Museum -
Rosemary Agoglia

Professional Pages Book Reviews

The Roaring Twenties Reference Library: A Guide to the Twenties for People Under Twenty - Reviewed by Willow Dressel
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Intellectual Freedom 101

Volume 36, Number 2 (November/December 2007)

Features

Getting Started with Social Technology in Your Library - Annette Lamb
Protecting Access to Information - James Bowen
Interview with Barbara Bailey: Patriot Act Primer for School Librarians - Barbara Bailey and Gayle Bogel
Intellectual Freedom: A Lonely Task Without the First Amendment - Ann Symons
It's About Conversation - Pat Scales
An Open Letter: Teenagers' Views of Censorship in Libraries - Sarah McNichol
Wow and Why: Libraries and Intellectual Freedom in Saudi Arabia - Kristine Larson Brown
- Saudi Arabia Resources - Kristine Larson Brown
Overview of Intellectual Freedom Articles - Lesley Farmer
Banned Books: Engaging Students and Teachers - Cheryl Youse

Professional Pages Book Reviews

Remaining Relevant: How Joining the Whyville Community Can Help - Reviewed by Cheri Dobbs
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Advocacy: A Test of Character

Volume 36, Number 1 (September/October 2007)

Columns

Accelerated Reader: Once Again, Evidence Lacking - Stephen Krashen
Why Kids Need Series Books - Amy Goldsmith

Features

From Small Things Large Things Grow - Margaret Spillman
The Winning Formula - Alice Robinson
Dandelion Through the Crack: A Review - Ken Umbach
- Interview with Kiyo Sato - Ken Umbach
Advocating Leadership: Project Lead - Nancy Everhart and Eliza Dresang
Offer Them More Than Circulation Statistics - Arlen Kimmelman
School Library Media Certification: A Question of Readiness - Susan McNulty
Collaboration: Advocacy for School Change - Cynthia Strong

Professional Pages Book Reviews

Create a Virtual Visit with the Ninth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators When a Favorite Author Isn’t Coming to Your Town - Reviewed by Margaret Jefferies
A Global History of Architecture - Reviewed by Lauri Vaughn
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Assessing Information and Communication Technology

Volume 35, Number 5 (May/June 2007)

Features

iSkills and ICT Literacy Assessment: Building a Case for Collaboration Between School and Academic Librarians - Alexius Smith Macklin
Training 21st Century Teachers - Ernie Cox
Student Survey: Internet Access and Online Use - Rhonda Morrisette (KQW PDF)
Entice Your Audience Into Your Web: The Role of the School Library Media Specialist in Technology Integration - JoAnne Hammond
Tips for Teachers: What Teachers Need to Know to Support Information and Technology Literacy, and How Library Media Center Web Resources Can Help Them - JoAnne Hammond
ICT: A Policy Analyst's Practical View - Ken Umbach
Educators, Take a Cue from David Pogue - Carolyn Karis
Chat, Email, and IM Reference: School Libraries and Academic Libraries, What We Can Learn From Each Other - Susan Hurst and Matthew Magnuson
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Reno: It's a Sure Bet

Volume 35, Number 4 (March/April 2007)

AASL Community Column

Conferences and Journal: Tools for Advocacy - Dee Gwaltney

Features

Lights, Camera, Action - Julie Walker
Right Brain Skills and the Media Center: A Whole New Mind(set) - Doug Johnson

Professional Pages Book Reviews

Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers - Reviewed by Theresa Benson
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Small Changes: Bringing Vision to Reality

Volume 35, Number 3 (January/February 2007)

Features

The Impact of Ubiquitous Computing on Library Facilities - Meghan Harper and Jason Holmes
Copyright Extras: Bookmarks - Meghan Harper and Abbey Collucci
Copyright Extras: Notices and Signs - Meghan Harper and Abbey Collucci
Small Changes: Practitioners in Action - Margaret Spillman, Lorraine Todd, Jayme Johnson, Susan Smith, Lois Langholz, Liz McMahon, Marghe Tabar

Professional Pages Book Reviews

Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Birds - Reviewed by David Johnson
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Mammals - Reviewed by Alex Hartman
Reference Shelf Series: Women's Rights - Reviewed by Cydne Zabel
The Library's Legal Answer Book - Reviewed by Laura Zeigen

Pittsburgh: Ready, Set, Go

Volume 33, Number 5

Getting Ready: Why You Should Go

A Sense of Pittsburgh - Mary K. Biagini
Conference-going Strategies - Alice Yucht

Getting Set: The "Big Picture"

The Emerging School Library Media Center: From the Past into the Future - Betty J. Morris

Going: The Critical Issues in School Librarianship

Collaboration: Ten Important Reasons to Take it Seriously - Peter Milbury
Surviving Wikipedia: Improving Student Search Habits through Information Literacy and Teacher Collaboration - Doug Achterman
Technology Matters - Karen Lemmons

Having Fun: Don't Forget the Exhibits

From the Other Side of the Table - Debby LaBoon

KQWeb Extras

Trends and Issues: What's Important for the 21st Century School Librarian? - Carol A. Brown
Vietnam Journal - Helen Adams
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Student Voices

Volume 33, Number 4

KQWeb Extras

Social Resposibility: Posting Students' Work to the Web - Rebecca Butler
Caution! Books at Work: A Simple Solution - Jami Jones

Professional Pages

Linking Libraries and Literacy: a Review of The Power of Reading - Doug Johnson
Distance Education: Issues and Concerns - Krista Reichard
Teenagers and a Space of Their Own - Tomi Whalen
Net Worth: Opportunites for SLMS Within NCLB - Terry Young
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Library Media Programs in a Web Wise World

Volume 33, Number 3

KQWeb Extras

Virtual Reference @ Your Library - Sarah Houghton
Two Perspectives, One Goal - Amy Reikowsky & Eric Curtis

Early Literacy Collaborations

Volume 33, Number 2

KQWeb Extras

Reading First and the School Library Media Specialist - Pendleton Winklebleck and Kay Bishop
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Time to ReNew

Volume 33, Number 1

KQWeb Extras

Library Humor on the Web - Alice Yucht

AASL Awards

NSLMPY Awards for Large Districts - Donna Helvering
Winning the NSLMPY Award - Carroll Makemson
AASL Distinguished Administrators Award - Marcia Parrish
Frances Henne Award - Teresa Diaz
Online at Midnight, Part II - Debbie Sparnon
Striking the Right Chord - Deb Logan
Beyond the Budget - Trisha Mederios

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