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The article focuses on the findings of the authors' paper "Equal Opportunity? Poverty and Characteristics of School Library Media Centers." It states that only one book in the field of librarianship specifically treats library services in the context of poverty, "Poor People and Library Services." Students with access to materials are found to be more likely to read which improves their reading motivation and achievement. Schools with high concentrations of living in poverty are said to be shortchanging students in terms of school library services.

The article presents information on librarian Anne Carroll Moore, the first children's librarian at the New York Public Library from 1906 to 1941. Moore is considered as the first children's librarians in the U.S.; and she believed that good children's literature can be helpful in improving children's minds. Moore was associated with the creation of the two prominent awards for children's literature in the U.S., the Newbery Medal, and the Caldecott Medal.

The article highlights the author's study on teaching effective book-selection strategies and inspiring engaged readers in the library media center. Results show the contrast between book selection strategies of the subject-children. She notes that the contrast highlights the complex nature of book selection and underscores the challenges that children can face when selecting books. She concludes that by teaching children effective strategies, the library media center can play an important role in inspiring children to become engaged readers.

Reviews Valerie Marsh's book `Paper-Cutting Stories for Holidays and Special Events'.

The article presents a suggestion from Sangeeta Kolshorn of William S. Patterson School in Clandeboye, Manitoba regarding the practice of kindergarten students in Manitoba in recycling paper and making handmade paper.

Reviews the computer software PaperToolsPro: Research Paper Tools From Source to Citation, from ePen & Inc.

The article suggests to create color-coded "fill-in-the-blank" bibliography cards (blue=book, yellow=Internet, pink=magazine, white=encyclopedia). Print three to a page on colored paper, cut them apart, and store them in a visible spot for students to use during research. Cut off the first row of a clear shoe bag (the kind with a hanger) and hang it on one of your reference shelves, stocked with cards.

Provides tips for librarians on how to conserve paper, printer ink and toner when using library printers. Preview of the article prior to printing; Use of `Already Been Copied' paper in printers; Charging for copies.

The article focuses on the concept of bilingual libraries in the U.S. In doing so, it cumulates the advice from various papers dealing with bilingual libraries to suggest what to do and where to go for beginning or maintaining a bilingual library. The author notes that one has to look at the latest figures on immigration to recognize the impact of bilingualism on education. Accordingly, the article is intended for librarians who have been told by their principals or schools boards that the school libraries will be bilingual and that texts in other languages will need to be available for the students.

The article presents several measures that should be undertaken by librarians in order to prepare for disasters. Librarians need to ensure that paper materials are not temporarily stored in boxes on the floor. It is advisable for the employees to prepare and emergency response plan that comprised worst-case scenarios. Librarians should identify in advance those people who are in position to help them to get crucial resources. It is also helpful to have a basic Personal Protective Equipment in the library.

This article presents various resources for school library media centers. Macromedia offers educators four multimedia student portfolio templates and a whitepaper on the use and benefits of student portfolios. A project to make available online all the Thomas Jefferson papers in the United States Library of Congress has been completed. TeachingBooks.net Web site has a new look and powerful features. "Surpass Copycat" is a cataloging software for downloading free MARC records with no annual database subscription needed. The "Columbia Granger's Poetry Database" is available via EBSCOhost. "History Database Center" from Facts on File is an interface that will automatically be made available to customers who subscribe to two or more Facts on File history databases.

The article offers tips on library management. It suggests that student library media center cards should be placed in either separate small manila envelopes or in an envelope by grade level a library does not have many sections of each grade. If the library media center wall space is at a premium, book posters can be attached to the ceiling after laminating them. It will lead kids that wander around gazing up into space to get a great idea for a book to check out. The library bulletin board can be decorated with colorful tissue paper.

The article discusses research into the use and integration of the original research organization platform NoodleTools to teach students about how to organize a research paper. It addresses faculty development to better train teachers with using educational technology, embedding the platform into pre-existing educational practices, and cooperating with the English language arts teachers.

The article discusses the use by students of a variety of non-uniform search interfaces to find materials within a library collection. The student must search the library catalog including the periodical, commercial historical and Web-based image databases. Google is a preferred method for the location of resources for a research paper. Library collections can compete with Google and other Web-based search engines. Libraries can create user interfaces which is as easy to use as Google. Metasearching is the solution to the problem of having too many databases with multiple search interfaces.

The article presents information on a once-a-week library club meeting which is organized in schools. The meetings are usually held during the lunch hours in the library. The essential tools required for setting the club include scissors equal to the number of club members and a paper cutter. The club members stick bulletin boards on the areas which are covered more often by the students. The club members examine the condition of books in the library and offer suggestions to prevent them from getting damaged.

The paper presents a guide to implementing a two-dimensional and three-dimensional altered book project in the high school level. A lesson plan is developed that provides goals, procedures and assessment of altered book project. A step-by-step procedure for creating an altered book project is enumerated. This is followed by a process for evaluating altered books. The evaluation criteria include, use of unifying theme or idea throughout the book, visual appeal, use of variety of materials, quality of craftsmanship and approach to presentation.

The author discusses her experiences of visiting makerspaces which contain sewing machine, buckets of tools and tool cabinet as compared to learning centers with things like construction paper, markers and books. She believes that a library could also be a makerspace made to be used for children to dream, create and make. The author also realized that maker-learning takes advantage of time and that respecting other's work is the key over clean and tidy spaces.

This article relates the benefits of a collaboration between a classroom teacher and a library media specialist in doing a research project. Working collaboratively with other classroom teachers and the library media specialist can transform a tedious assignment into an exciting, memorable project. Not only did the students learn a new skill, but all who were involved also learned something new. As a result of the collaboration on the research paper, the other English teachers signed up with the library media specialist to start their research papers.

The article presents information on the book "Kid Blink Beats the World," by Don Brown. This unusual picture book biography is a historical account of Kid Blink, a young newsboy who led a strike in 1899 over the price of a newspaper. Several New York papers wanted to raise the price of the papers they sold to the "newsies," by a penny. This would reduce the news-boys' profits. The strike became ugly and violent at times; there was name-calling, fighting, throwing fruit, and these news-boys struggled with thugs hired by the big paper companies. In the end, however, a compromise is reached--a good demonstration of this concept. The sepia toned sketchy illustrations work well with the story, contributing to its old-fashioned feel. The simple drawings manage to convey the varying emotions of the young newsboys and their opponents, the newspaper barons. An Author's Note, geared primarily for adult readers, gives further information about Kid Blink who was reportedly blind in one eye.

The article discusses several measures to deal with plagiarism and cheating by students who use the Internet. There are various ways to prevent plagiarism. At the start of the school year, writing samples from students can be obtained to serve as a barometer for their upcoming research paper. As a part of the research process, the librarian and teacher should define plagiarism. Consider taking students on a virtual tour of the paper milles to show them the quality of papers available. Academy honesty tests can be given to students and results discussed with them. Plagiarism can be detected in different ways. This can be seen from the unusual formatting and in-text documentation of papers.

The article informs about a good use of an old globe. Most dusty school closets will yield an ancient out-of-date globe. The author's school took its plastic globe and had students tear pieces of red, white, and orange tissue paper, which they glued on with decoupage medium.

Presents tips and pointers from various school teachers in the United States. Purpose of paper boxes labeled with name of teacher and room number; How to promote reading and researching using the 500s Dewey class; Way to troubleshoot problems with television/video-cassette recorder.

The article presents the author's insights on the possibility and usefulness of blending the personal interest of students with academic standards. The author relates the story on how his student named Stacy, who loved horses, was assisted by her interest on the animals in making her research paper on World War II (WWII). He adds that benefits of personalizing the educational experience in the library include creativity, school projects, and curiosity.

The article presents Eric Meyers as the winner of the Association for Library and Information Science Education / Library Media Connection (ALISE/LMC) Paper Award for his paper "The Group6: Toward the Development of a Collaborative Information Problem Solving Model," as well as several online educational resources. These include the World History website Shmoop, found at www.shmoop.com/ap-world-history, Mackin Educational Resources webcasts about text books, located at mackin.com, and streaming video product host INFOBASE, found at www.infobasepublishing.com/StreamingSLLanding.aspx/

The article offers specifications to consider in writing a college paper and emphasizes the role of a paper editor. It is highly recommended that students should be more sensitive on the quality of the content of the paper they are writing along with the balance in grammar, punctuation and proper use of terms. Students should also be aware that they should formulate a thesis that is arguable, supportable and interesting.

The article reviews the animated sing-along cut-paper art instructional video recording "Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3," from Scholastic Inc.

The article presents answers to questions related to copyrights. A reader wrote that a teacher wants to use a few Web pictures of the Mayan civilization in a paper for her graduate class. She questioned whether citing the source was enough as this paper would not be published and would be returned to her. The author states that citation is probably sufficient in this case, as long as not more than a few images come from a single source. The author adds that under the print guidelines a teacher or student can make a single copy of a graphic for personal use, including teaching.

The article discusses how students should cite sources used in research papers that come from the internet, particularly commenting on the differences between static and dynamic Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). It addresses manuals of styles' approaches to internet citation, evaluating sources through top level domains, and teaching students to parse URLs.

The article offers suggestions for school library media specialists creating media centers. The author suggests networking with other experienced media specialists from local school districts, school libraries, or library organizations. Other suggestions include assessing the design and setup of the library, stocking supplies such as printer paper, folders, and pencils, and positioning computers in relation to the library circulation desk.

The article presents an opinion piece on school library advocacy, adapted from the paper "The Need to Shift and Widen School Library Advocacy Efforts: An Opinion Piece" by Gary Hartzell.

The article offers tips and pointer for school library management. It mentions for librarian to do a periodic stroll through the library and gather stray notes and papers that students leave behind. It relates on the use of garland of flowers as a bulletin board border for advertising new books. It notes on printing out a barcode sheet for each copy of the books for a quick and easy access on library circulation.

The article offers suggestions which concern enlisting volunteers in school libraries. It mentions that the easiest way to attract volunteers is to ask and it can be done by sending a paper home with every student asking for help. It notes that as willing volunteers are listed, beginner volunteers must be given always with good assignments. It mentions that volunteers must not tolerate gossips in the library and they can do it by conducting themselves in a professional manner.

The article provides information on the factors to consider in making an action plan for disasters. It is advisable to keep items in a resealable bags and to place a duck tape around it so that the items will remain safe and dry. Securing essential documents like insurance papers, checkbooks and credit cards is advisable. It is recommended to have enough cash for a couple of weeks because automated teller machines may not have power. For library media specialists, it is advisable to check with one's administration to see the coverage of the disaster plan and to examine specific instructions on dealing with library media center materials.

This article presents advice related to sending one's own electronic newsletters. Electronic newsletters are transmitted by e-mail. They are sent only to those who want them. They differ from e-mail lists as they only disseminate information and do not facilitate discussion. There is no better method to raise the profile of the library media center than incorporating a local, regional, national, or international celebration into its promotional planning. Electronic newsletters help in saving paper, money, and time. If there are only a few people, then the easiest method is to do send an electronic newsletter from one's own computer using one's e-mail client. One will need to enter e-mail addresses manually. One will also have to delete them as required, update and manage them when one's subscribers go on vacation or have other individual requests. There may be individual differences between e-mail clients, but usually one will need to open up one's Address Book, go to the New option in the File menu, and select the New Group option. To send one's newsletter, one should write one's news as an e-mail, and then send to the group one has created in one's address book.

This article presents several useful tips meant for the betterment of library services. To create high visibility signage that blends in with library furnishings, one should type the sign in a large, clear font and then copy it onto a transparency. Signs should measure smaller than 3 inches high. One should use four-inch clear library tape to attach the trimmed sign wherever it is needed. This method can be used to indicate Dewey ranges on the ends of shelves and the contents of cabinets. Every year or so when the numbers may change, the signs easily peel off and any excess gumminess can be quickly removed with rubber cement thinner. This method allows the color of the furniture to show through and is far quicker, with more options, than a label maker. Each season or holiday one should decorate the library with appropriate items to create a festive atmosphere. Part of the decorations can include small, sturdy plastic cups with holiday imprints. Placed by each computer workstation, these are very effective and decorative paper and pencil holders that add nicely to the seasonal themes. They are easy to store and to replace if necessary.

This article focuses on the sixth and final stage of the Big6™, the most widely used approach to information problem-solving in the world, Evaluation. It is easy to overlook the final stage of the Big6 process--Evaluation. Students complete the information search, give presentations, and turn in projects and papers, and teachers record grades. Evaluation, particularly self-evaluation, is a very important step toward self-improvement. Evaluation completes the process of information problem-solving. The actual assessment of the final product--most often in the form of the grade given by teachers--is only a small part of Evaluation. Evaluation encompasses all of the activities by which students and teachers determine the level of students' skills and knowledge, as well as identify areas for improvement in performance, particularly in Big6 information problem-solving skills. A higher-level thought process in itself, Evaluation can be accomplished even by young learners with guidance and age age-appropriate questions asked by library media specialists and classroom teachers. Students must have the opportunity to evaluate their own efforts before turning in final products or delivering presentations.

The article focuses on the ways in which students can be instructed to find information for their school projects. Getting students to process the facts and other information they find in sources with a higher level of thought will result in a final product that represents the best of what students can offer. It will stretch their intellect and engage them in the learning process. When students add personal value to the results, they take more ownership and pride in their work. Going beyond the facts means that students will have to use higher-level skills to process the information found in sources, instead of just rewriting or copying and pasting those facts into a report or other product. Students can complete group projects concurrently with the individually written paper, using many forms of creative expression resulting in a presentation, performance or production using a variety of technology applications as appropriate. Collaborating across subjects and specialty areas aids students in synthesizing information and adds a grand dimension to learning.

This article suggests six steps to attain success in research works. To help students chart a clear course through their research papers, and encourage them to cultivate deeply-rooted research skills that they can apply to all their future information gathering challenges, school media specialists at William Floyd High School have designed a six-letter mnemonic, EUREKA, which leads the student through a sequenced six step research process. The steps include establish the research topic, understand the variety of possible resources, retrieve the best resources for the job, examine and extract the relevant information from those resources, knit the resulting information into a fluid whole and assess the product. EUREKA is similar to the Big6 research skills by Michael Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz in that both methods simplify the complex process of critical information gathering into six user-friendly steps. EUREKA is an effective collaborative tool for library media specialists and teachers because it is flexibly open-ended.

The article discusses multigenre approach in teaching and how it can enhance research skills. The author states that a fellow librarian had handed her a journal article, written by Ellen Goldfinch, entitled "The Multigenre Project Marries Imagination and Research Skills," published in the April/May 2003 issue of the journal "Library Media Connection." The multigenre paper is a collection of very different pieces of writing that are combined into one unified work. Students interpret researched information and illustrate that knowledge in different forms of writing.

The article presents information on Big6 TurboTools. It states that from Task Definition through Evaluation, Big6 TurboTools helps students focus and complete different parts of their schoolwork guided by the Big6 process. In TurboTools, all student work is organized around "Projects." A Project can be any student assignment, such as a major paper, report or presentation, a simple homework assignment; or just something that the student is interested in and wants to investigate. When students begin to use TurboTools, they will be prompted to "Logon."

The paper compiles library resources recent as of November 2004. These include, Libraries Unlimited's release of Betty Morris' "Administering the School Library Media Center," which covers changes impacting the administration of school media centers. This edition takes a look at the basics, such as facilities management, selection of materials, staffing, budgeting and organization. The publication "A Guide to Handheld Computing in K-12 Education," released by the Consortium for School Networking features case studies that describe the innovative ways schools are using handheld computing. The Youth Technology Support Collaborative's book "A School Decision-Maker's Guide to Student Technology Support Programs," outlines the goals of a student technology support program.

The paper presents a speech given by the director of the media center of Valparaiso High School in Indiana, wherein she reflected on her career as a library media professional. She highlighted her work in the media center by comparing it to an open book. In her book dedication she pays tribute to her students and teacher colleagues. She also compared differences in the profession when she was starting her 25-year career and the profession of today. Notable changes identified include, student characteristics, education planning and the use of computers in education. She also highlighted the changes in library technology since 1973. She identified the digital gap and the technology gap facing libraries.

The article presents several practical suggestion for librarians to plan for activities at the school. One of the suggestions presented is to collaborate with the advanced Spanish teacher at high school to celebrate the Mexican Holiday "El Dia de Los Muertos" by constructing a bulletin board display in the media center. Students can design skeleton masks adorned with colored tissue, glitter and sequins and create original tissue paper cuttings from kits purchased from a foreign language materials. The creations make for a unique and appealing display that promotes cultural diversity.

This article presents tips from librarians on library sciences. When designing Web pages, it is helpful to put the address of the page itself in the footer with the signature and date. To keep organized, use boxes that copier paper comes in. Cover the side edge of the lid and box panel on one end so they will look attractive when stored. During semester workdays, offer a Library Open House for teachers, secretaries, custodians, staff and administrators. For the open house, display new books in the library grouped by Dewey category.

Reviews reference resources for children. Includes `Research Paper Smart'; Scholastic's `Voyages of Discovery' book series on science, natural history and art; `Biography Today: Author Series'; `The Scholastic Rhyming Dictionary,' by Sue Young.

Focuses on materials that can be used in the design and construction of bulletin boards. Shower curtains, bed sheets, gift wrapping paper and others as background material; Photographs of students, teachers, and staff members as displays.

The article discusses the research project for primary students. It mentions that each pair of students chooses a wild animal to research, and then the students write things they know about the animal and not what they have read. It states that the students write their report on paper, which has been corrected, spelled check, and inserted a picture.

The article offers tips for artistic floor plan in the library where students line up. It cites the use of artist's tape to outline and indicate two tiles at the head of the line. It notes that one strip of tape is used to keep the line going while for line curve tape must be placed diagonally across the tiles.

The article offers tips for librarians about educational displays to stimulate readers including teachers and students. It states that librarians should use word processing program in creating large characters for the display. It also mentions that the cut-out of the characters should be used and placed on a sheet of paper.

The article offers tips on how teacher-librarians can enhance library services to student users. For a student-written book reviews, it is suggested to have students write a five-to six-sentence review, type it up and glue it to construction paper. To help them locate novels which are part of a series, it is proposed to put labels with the name of the series and volume across the top of spines of the books. Also, it is advised to ask students to write their public library patron numbers in their school notebook at the beginning of the school year.