RE: Issues and Controversies
We have been getting this since 1995. In some ways it is more a
periodical than a database. It comes every two weeks. We have kept the
print copies in large red binders for each year that the company has
provided. When they started offering it on-line in addition with the
hard copy we went with both. Now, as of Dec. 2009, they are only offering
the on-line version; this does go back to archived issues. The topics
(three or four per issue) are based on current events.
I think this is an excellent resource, primarily because it cross
references,and includes graphics (charts, maps,tables, photos), timelines,
and photos. It also gives updates and addresses where students can write
for more info. (such as professional organizations) and websites.
I find it more nuanced than Opposing Viewpoints because it offers balance;
OV articles tend to be for or against. Although I know some people prefer
OV.
Could students find the same information using a "careful" database
search? I guess it all depends on your definition of "careful." I doubt
ours could.
For what it's worth,
Candace
Candace Broughton, Ph.D.
School Library Media Specialist
CLV M-H School
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716 257-3483 ext. 5056
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1. GEN: Part III of interview with author James Howe
2. HITS: National Library Week activities
3. Digitizing Microfiche
4. TARGET (OT).\> word and excel
5. TARGET: Elem, Book group books about bullying for 5th grade girls
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:06:58 -0500
From: Janet Trumble <jhtrumble@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: GEN: Part III of interview with author James Howe
The final installment of my interview with James Howe (*The Misfits,
Totally
Joe*) is up on my blog. Jim gets personal talks about Barack Obama, Adam
Lambert, gay rights, and why Libba Bray might want to watch her back. Plus
he shares photos from his personal album.
http://bit.ly/cfwm5i
Enjoy!
Janet Trumble, Librarian
Krimmel Intermediate
Klein, TX
jhtrumble@gmail.com
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:40:37 -0400
From: Angela Williams <colettewilliams1968@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: HITS: National Library Week activities
Last week I requested some ideas to celebrate National Library Week this
week. I'm posting some of the wonderful suggestions I got. Thanks,
LM_NETTERS!
Angela Williams
School Librarian
McKissick Elementary School
Easley, SC
angelawilliams@pickens.k12.sc.us
Here are some ideas I'm considering. Each morning on the school news
program
I will have the Asst. Principal or Principal read an excerpt from a book
about libraries: I took my canary to the Library, The boy who was raised
by
librarians, Library Lil, Shelf Elf, Alpha Betti, Bats at the library, etc.
followed by "Happy National Library Week." Good list of possibilities at:
http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Books-About-Libraries-Readers/lm/2O9US9IRMDSK9
On Monday morning, I'll follow the news with a playing of the "Gotta keep
reading" music video.
I have a selection of library shirts and will be wearing them each day,
and
will take pictures and feature them on the scrolling bulletin board each
day
(backdrop: THE LIBRARY!). We have a delightful video called "magical tour
of
the library" which I will be showing to 1st and second grade classes (I
showed it to Kindergarten in January).
We'll be working on using the Destiny Library system with 1st graders and
Second graders are working on their "Mr. Crumb's Secret" books, which
chronicle the information skills they are learning in the library this
year.
We'll read complete books on the library to the Kindergarten classes and
have them "write" their own library story and draw a picture, I may also
do
that with 1st graders.
Hope something is useful!
--
Marcia Russo
Library/Media Specialist
Laurel Hill Primary School
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
marcirus1@gmail.com
We offer 'strawberry shortcake' to our staff as a thank you for their
support one day during that week. (in our area it is the time of year
when strawberries are ripe and there is an actual Strawberry Festival in
our county). We'll ask them to come to the library during their
conference times and have this treat for them. We've done it for
several years, and the teachers really do appreciate it.
Sometimes for the students we hold some type contest. One year it was a
contest of who could guess nearest to how many books we had in the
library. The winner received some kind of prize.
Rita Baca
PHS Librarian
Pleasanton, TX
You could give kids a hand out about the library and have their parents
return it in person to get more people involved in the library. Put up
posters advertising the library, talk to teachers about letting you speak
to
their class for 15-20 minutes about the benefits of the library and what
it
can do for students. Talk to them about library careers (we could always
use
mroe media specialists) have activities like a scavenger hunt for
materials
or comparison of materials. Do a read-a-thon, the student who reads the
most
books (or variety fiction, non-fictition) during the week gets a prize. Do
trivia about books or authors and award prizes to winners. Good luck.
Breanna Cardinal
poitwrtr@yahoo.com
Here are a number of ideas for National Library Week from some of our
favorite web sites. Note: Not all of these are current, but all of them
will spark your creativity:
LibrarySpot (Public Library NLW events from across the USA)
http://www.libraryspot.com/spotlight/nationallibraryweek.htm
American Library Association (Promotional Tools & Programming Ideas)
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfm
Topix.com
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=site:topix.com+%22national+library+week%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
St. Ambrose University Library
http://library.sau.edu/libgen/oldnews.htm
eHow.com - (Bulletin Board Ideas for NLW)
http://www.ehow.com/list_6158937_bulletin-ideas-national-library-week.html
Have a great week!
Michael Bell
Former Chair, Texas Association of School Librarians
drmichaelbell@hotmail.com
Retired school and university librarian
webmaster at http://www.virtuallrc.com
webmaster at http://www.infotopia.info
webmaster at http://www.virtuallrc.com/magbot
webmaster at http://www.virtuallrc.com/alphamarks
webmaster at http://www.academicindex.net
I am holding a contest in my library for elementary students to celebrate
National Library Week. The students can participate in a guessing contest
in
which the guess how many books the library has. The student with the
closest
guess wins a free book.
So far, we have had a lot of entries and interesting guesses! The students
are enjoying this contest!
Cheryl
Cheryl Seymour
School Library Media Specialist
Franklin -Essex -Hamilton SLS
Malone, NY 12953
Hello, we are doing a some simple dress up days next week. I am attaching
my
letter home for your reference. I am also going to read quotes over the
announcements as a classroom competition. The classrooms will decide what
book they came from (ie "And Now" cried Max "Let the wild Rumpus begin!"
from Where the Wild things are) The classes will turn in their answers
daily and I will draw five winners a day. The winners will get a free
paperback book.
During my lesson time, I am giving grades 1-5 a bunch of call numbers.
They
are going to try to see how many call numbers they can correctly find in
five minutes. Then the class out of the three fifth grades (etc) that
found
the most books correctly will get a small trophy.
Have a great week!
Alana
Alana Dunkin
Teacher Librarian
Terrace Elementary
310 NW School Street
515-965-9670
East Elementary
710 SE Third Street
515-289-8903
Ankeny, Iowa
alana.dunkin@ankenyschools.org
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Angela Williams
colettewilliams1968@gmail.com
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:12:14 -0500
From: Gregory Stotler <mrstotler@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Digitizing Microfiche
Good Morning,
I was wondering if anyone in the Midwest could give me the name of any
places that may digitize old Microfiche reels. Looking for somewhere
around
St. Louis hopefully. Thank you in advance.
Greg Stotler
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Library Media Specialist
Strain-Japan R-16 School District
4640 Highway H
Sullivan, MO 63080
mrstotler@gmail.com
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:34:19 -0500
From: Tedine Soule <tsoule@DESOTOPSB.COM>
Subject: TARGET (OT).\> word and excel
On my home computer, a HP laptop, it takes forever for word and excel to
load and even longer to open documents. I regularly clean disk and defrag.
Any suggestions? I do have lots of memory and do run Norton 360.
Knowledge is free at the library. Just bring your own container.
- Unknown
LHS Mission Statement: "The art of caring, the mission of excellence in
studies, and the pride in achievement ensure success for all. Logansport
High School---a school of champions."
Tedine "Teddy" Soule, Librarian
Logansport High School
P. O. Box 549
Logansport, LA 71049
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:41:17 -0400
From: Erica Payne <epayne@K12ALBEMARLE.ORG>
Subject: TARGET: Elem, Book group books about bullying for 5th grade
girls
=20
Looking for a book about bullying to use with a book group coordinated
by the guidance counselor and me. The group will consist of about 10
5th grade girls. We would like to keep the book on a 5th grade reading
level as we're picking based on social needs.
=20
Please reply to epayne@k12albemarle.org
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Thank you!
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Erica
=20
Erica Thorsen Payne
epayne@k12albemarle.org
Library Media Specialist=20
Meriwether Lewis Elementary School
1610 Owensville Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 293-9304 =20
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:12:20 -0400
From: Rachelle Wynkoop <rwynkoop@ALGONAC.K12.MI.US>
Subject: Tech: grants for updating science labs
I am looking for grants that are specifically targeted to STEM or
upgrading=
Chem and Bio labs. Is anyone aware of grants with this focus? Had success
=
getting a grant for science lab upgrades?
Rachelle Wynkoop, MLIS
Algonac High School Teacher Librarian
IB Coordinator/TOK Instructor
Algonac, MI 48001
rwynkoop@algonac.k12.mi.us
IB World School
Currently reading: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:13:55 -0400
From: Mary Catherine Coleman <mcoleman@SSSAS.ORG>
Subject: Hit: Third grade read alouds- ancient china and ancient egypt
Below are the responses I received for my search of ancient China and
ancie=
nt Egypt read aloud for elementary school. Thanks for all the great
suggest=
ions!
Mary Catherine Coleman
Head Librarian and Lower School Librarian
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Alexandria, VA
mcoleman@sssas.org<mailto:mcoleman@sssas.org>
At my Midlothian, Va. school we used the following books to read aloud and
=
correlate with SS Lessons about the Ancient Civilizations. The Mystery of
=
King Karfu by Cushman and The Egyptian Cinderella by Climo.
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_______________________
Aliki's MUMMIES MADE IN EGYPT
Climo's EGYPTIAN CINDERELLA
something about the Terracotta Army (several, but not always easy to
find).=
Mine is by Wm. Lindesay
there is a Jan Brett book with a China setting.
I have Marianna Mayer's TURANDOT and I think that is set in China. It is
=
quite popular, amazingly enough.
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________________________
The chinese examn isn't exactly ancient China, but it's still pretty old
an=
d a good read. As is Lady of Ch'iao Kuo : Warrior of the South, Southern
Ch=
ina, A.D. 53 by Laurence Yep The Royal Diaries : Cleopatra VII: Daughter
of=
the Nile-57 B. C
These are some titles I have ordered for our Ancient CIv unit that
teachers=
have used:
Sumer:
Hubert Invents the Wheel by Claire Montgomery - this is funny!
Egypt:
The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty
The Hour of the Cobra by Maiya Williams
A Place in the Sun by Jill Rubacala
China:
series by Carole Wilkinson, The Dragon Keeper
Between the Dragon and the Eagle by Mical Schneider
I have some by Demi that are folktales from ancient cultures. You could
al=
so use different versions of Cinderella.
Time cat by Lloyd alexander
Could you use some of the folktales from those countries? I retired in
June=
, but as I recall our collection had some. Can you search Follett to find
o=
ther possibilities. I wish I could offer more ideas, but perhaps someone
el=
se will.
Good luck,
Are there any Magic Tree House Books in those time periods? The kids love
t=
hat series.
If you go onto abookandahug.com and go to Find a Book in the top right
hand=
corner-scroll down through the keywords to Egypt and Asian Culture. You
m=
ay find some other keywords that will work for you too. Then, hit Search
a=
nd a list will come up.
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:18:22 -0400
From: "Brown, Linda" <lbrown@JONESVILLESCHOOLS.ORG>
Subject: TAR: Facts on File - Issues and Controversies
Hi All,
Do any of you subscribe to this? If so, is there anything in there that
st=
udents can't find in a careful search of other databases?
Thanks,
Linda Brown
Teacher/Librarian
Jonesville (MI) High School
lbrown@jonesvilleschools.org
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