Many schools in Singapore have been very creative in finding ways to encourage their students to read. In doing so, they have nurtured a whole school reading environment in which teachers are reading role models, books and eBooks are widely available, and time (yes, curriculum time even!) is set aside for leisure reading. In doing […]
Read moreThe IMLS-funded Supporting Librarians in Adding Data Literacy Skills to Information Literacy Instruction project is a two-year project running from October 2015 through September 2017 to develop data and statistical literacy skills so librarians can better support critical comprehension skills in their students. Over the course of the project, co-PIs Kristin Fontichiaro and Jo Angela […]
Read moreThe IASL School Library Research SIG invites you to the following sessions at the 2017 IASL Conference and Research Forum! California State University Long Beach 4-8 August Saturday, August 5 2:00-3:30 pm.: A session on Doctoral Studies: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (and Then Some)! Presenters and mentors: Jennifer Branch-Mueller, Barbara Schultz-Jones, Melissa Johnston, […]
Read more4T VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ON DATA LITERACY THURSDAY, JULY 20 – FRIDAY, JULY 21,2017 Join us for a two-day exploration of data and statistics in the real world of students. How do students encounter and use data beyond science and math class? How do they make sense of Big Data, citizen science, managing their personal data, […]
Read moreRowman & Littlefield is excited to announce that the Third Edition of the Technology and the School Library: A Comprehensive Guide for Media Specialists and Other Educators by Odin L. Jurkowski will be publishing in July 2017. Pre-order at https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442276437/Technology-and-the-School-Library-A-Comprehensive-Guide-for-Media-Specialists-and-Other-Educators-Third-Edition
Read moreCanadian School Libraries, the new national school library association of Canada, is an IASL member. The first edition of its new Canadian School Libraries Journal has just been released. Great content, inviting format. Please have a look! http://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/
Read moreThe first volume in the IASL-Libraries Unlimited joint series, International Perspectives on School Libraries has been published Librarians and Educators Collaborating for Success The International Perspective by Marcia A. Mardis, Editor Here’s the link for more information and for making a purchase. http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4748P
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