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Here are some: Megan McCafferty Carolyn Mackler Sarah Dessen Scott Westerfeld? John Green Deb Caletti Laurie H. Anderson Terry Pratchett (fantasy, sci-fi) Nick Hornby--Slam > Lucy McLeod Librarian/Media Specialist Bangor Area Middle School Bangor, PA mcleodl@bangorsd.org I'm reading Bad Girls by Cynthia Voight. >>> LM_NET automatic digest system <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> 2/25/2009 4:47 PM >>> There are 12 messages totalling 560 lines in this issue. Topics in this special issue: 1. SEC: Contemporary Authors 2. AR [Scanned] (2) 3. Target: KOHA 4. Target: Summer reading book sales 5. Target: Someone from AISD Early Childhood Center, Angleton, TX 6. Target: Resend - Someone from AISD Early Childhood Center, Angleton, TX 7. Texas Only: TLA Roomie Needed 8. TARGET: Need asap a book challenge form 9. New Research Paper: How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces 10. Dr. Seuss birthday/Read Across America Day 11. Tar: A/V bulbs -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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YA or obtainable adult authors are the goal. TIA! Carrie Fox Librarian South Park High School South Park, PA foxc@sparksd.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:52:24 -0600 From: Melissa Moore <mmoore@PI-ISD.NET> Subject: AR [Scanned] I need your opinion! I am incensed at the moment because of Accelerated Reader testing. Today is the cut-off day for the six weeks, and I have found several 7th graders in here reading and taking tests on 1 and 2 point books. What do you think? Should I completely remove the books and tests? Should I calm down and allow this? I want to just take them off the shelves now but realize the lower-level kids could benefit from them. Please help calm me down! =20 =20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:16:46 -0500 From: Janelle Langford <jlangford@MCPSWEB.ORG> Subject: Target: KOHA My county is looking at KOHA as a possible replacement for Spectrum. We are just getting started, but already have some major concerns, such as scanning multiple bar codes when checking in or checking out books. It appears that only one bar code can be entered at the time. Also, our tech folks would like to run all of the schools from one server,but it also appears that we will have a problem with duplicate material numbers and patron numbers. If you use KOHA in a school setting, I would appreciate hearing from you. Addressing these specific issues or any comments in general will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. -- Janelle Judy Langford, Librarian jlangford@mcpsweb.org Bluestone Middle School 250 Middle School Road Skipwith, VA 23968 Learning is not compulsory...neither is survival. -W. Edwards Deming -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:16:51 -0500 From: LeeAnn Kee <Lkee@STRICHARDSSCHOOL.ORG> Subject: Target: Summer reading book sales I am wondering if any of you have ever sold books to your students for = summer reading and could provide some advice. I have been asked (by my = head of school) to take orders from the parents, purchase the books, then = package them to give the students. Most of our teachers provide a list for = the students to choose from. They are not all required to read the same = books. Many years ago, the parents had a summer reading book fair, where a = local book store brought in many of the books and the parents could come = in and purchase them. I have never done anything like this except for when = I've sold books for an author visit. This will all be done towards the end = of the school year while I am trying to finish my inventory, get in all of = the books and still have weekly library classes. If anyone has done = something like this in the past, I would love any advice/suggestions on = how to go about it. Thank you so much. Lee Ann **************** Lee Ann Kee Librarian St. Richard's School Indianapolis, IN lkee@strichardsschool.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:29:54 -0800 From: Bob Koreis <Bob.Koreis@HOCK.K12.WA.US> Subject: Re: AR [Scanned] Recognize that they've figured out the game and just let it go. Bob Koreis Librarian Hockinson High School bob.koreis@hock.k12.wa.us The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned or where one's devotion to the bound book is expressed in ritual. A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life. Norman Cousins -----Original Message----- From: Melissa Moore <mmoore@PI-ISD.NET> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:52:24 -0600 Subject: [LM_NET] AR [Scanned] I need your opinion! I am incensed at the moment because of Accelerated Reader testing. Today is the cut-off day for the six weeks, and I have found several 7th graders in here reading and taking tests on 1 and 2 point books. What do you think? Should I completely remove the books and tests? Should I calm down and allow this? I want to just take them off the shelves now but realize the lower-level kids could benefit from them. Please help calm me down! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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Shirley Dulworth Hirsch Elementary Librarian Spring, TX shirleyd@springisd.org=20 281.891.8337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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My husband is currently choking over the costs that I'm going to incur.... -- Shelly Kraal, Librarian Universal Academy of Coppell, Texas ualibrarian@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:38:59 -0600 From: Bev Nelson <bev.nelson@SPRINGGROVE.K12.MN.US> Subject: TARGET: Need asap a book challenge form Does anyone have a book challenge form I could look at online? Thanks! "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." Beverly Nelson Media Generalist Spring Grove Public School 113 2nd Ave NW Spring Grove, Minnesota 55974 507-498-3223 bev.nelson@springgrove.k12.mn.us -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:06:58 -0500 From: gary price <gary@RESOURCESHELF.COM> Subject: New Research Paper: How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces Greetings from DC! Over on ResourceShelf (http://www.resourceshelf.com) we just linked to =20 a new research paper placed online in the past day or so. I thought =20 would be of interest to some of you. It was co-authored by researchers =20 at the University of Maryland and Google. Title: How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces From the Abstract: "Children are among the most frequent users of the Internet, yet =20 searching and browsing the web can present many challenges. Studies =20 over the past two decades on how children search were conducted with =20 finite and pre-determined content found in CD-ROM applications, online =20 digital libraries, and web directories. However, with the current =20 popularity of the open Internet and keyword-based interfaces for =20 searching it, more critical analysis of the challenges children face =20 today is needed. This paper presents the findings of our initial study =20 to understand how children ages 7, 9, and 11 search the Internet using =20 keyword interfaces in the home. Our research has revealed that =20 although today?s children have been exposed to computers for most of =20 their lives, spelling, typing, query formulation, and deciphering =20 results are all still potential barriers to finding the information =20 they need." ResourceShelf post: http://bit.ly/U01Hs Direct to Abstract: http://www.cs.umd.edu/localphp/hcil/tech-reports-search.php?number=3D2009-04 Direct to Paper (PDF): http://hcil.cs.umd.edu/trs/2009-04/2009-04.pdf Happy Reading. cheers, gary --=20 Gary D. Price, MLIS Librarian Editor, ResourceShelf and DocuTicker Visit ResourceShelf and Docuticker http://www.resourceshelf.com http://www.docuticker.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:06:17 -0500 From: Barbara Karp <basyak10@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Dr. Seuss birthday/Read Across America Day My principal and I decided to do something with each class (grades 1-5) in = the library=2C and I would also appreciate suggestions for activities for i= ndividual classes as well as a school-wide project. (Also--any ideas for h= igh school=2C if they're not too old?) =20 Basya Karp=2C Librarian Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls Brooklyn=2C NY basyak10@hotmail.com =20 > Date: Tue=2C 24 Feb 2009 11:25:51 -0500 > From: elib@NARDIN.ORG > Subject: Dr. Seuss birthday/Read Across America Day > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU >=20 > Hello! > Monday is Dr. Seuss's birthday as well as Read Across America Day as I'm > sure most of you know. We're looking to do something perhaps school-wide= =2C > but not too involved. Does anyone have anything fun that they are doing > for this occasion? >=20 > Thanks! > Rachel >=20 > Rachel Kerr > Library Media Specialist=20 > Nardin Academy - Elementary Division > Buffalo=2C NY 14222 > elib@nardin.org=20 >=20 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > To change your LM_NET status=2C e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ > * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Access_0220= 09= -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:47:50 -0600 From: Donnette Mickelson <coreys@CHIBARDUN.NET> Subject: Tar: A/V bulbs Is there a way to tell what kind of equipment a bulb was used in? We have been trying to research our 2 drawers of old bulbs. I can find a retail price and some are quite expensive and I would like to hear from anyone that has been successful at selling extra bulbs. Donnette Mickelson Library Media Specialist Colfax Elementary School 601 University Ave Colfax, WI 54730 715-962-3676 coreys@chibardun.net mickelson@colfax.k12.wi.us "I know what to do..... I read a book" SpongeBob SquarePants -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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