School Libraries Worldwide

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Issue 2, July 2017. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Librarianship in Germany
Issue 1, January 2017.
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- Public access article: School Library Contribution to Student Achievement as Measured by the Brazil-Reading Test
  Adriana Sirihal Duarte, Florida State University and Marília Paiva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Issue 2, July 2016. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Where are we going? Where have we been?
Public access article: Constructing Youth: Reflecting on Defining Youth and Impact on Methods
Mary Ann Harlan, San Jose State University
Issue 1, January 2016. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Teacher Librarians as Central Figures, Heroes, and Key Players

Public access article: Adding Value: Principals’ Perceptions of the Role of the Teacher-Librarian
Mandy Lupton, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Public access article: From Teacher to School Librarian Leader and Instructional Partner: A Proposed Transformation Framework for Educators of Preservice School Librarians
Sheila Baker, University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA

Issue 2, July 2014. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Digital Identity: An opportunity for leadership.
- Public access article: School librarians and the mandated implementation of digital textbooks in Florida and South Korea: Exploring school context. Ji Hei Kang, Florida State University, USA; Nancy Everhart, Florida State University, USA
Issue 1, January 2014. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Great Piles of Stuff or Piles of Great Stuff? Entrepreneurial Curation and the School
- Public access article: Curation in Translation: Promoting Global Citizenship through Literature. Kasey L. Garrison, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Danielle E. Forest & Sue C. Kimmel, Old Dominion University, USA

Issue 2, July 2013. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Story: Global Reflections on the Role of Story and Narrative in School Librarianship.
- Public access article: Stone Soup: A story about using story for research. Sue Kimmel, Old Dominion University, USA
Issue 1, January 2013. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Outliers: School Librarianship Enables Success in All Environments.
- Public access article: Examining the Hidden Ideologies within Cultural Competence Discourses among Library and Information Science (LIS) Students: Implications for School Library Pedagogy. Kafi D. Kumasi, Wayne State University, USA; Renee F. Hill, Syracuse University, USA

Issue 2, July 2012. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: International perspectives on school library education: From face-to-face to distance
- Public access article: Integration of evidence-based library and information practice into school library education: A case study. Maria Cahill and Jennifer Richey, Texas Woman’s University, USA
Issue 1, January 2012. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Connections: School librarians linking learning, leadership, technology, and society
- Public access article: Digital Image Tagging: A Case Study with Seventh Grade Students. Zorana Ercegovac, Drexel University, USA

Issue 2, July 2011. [Table of Contents for this issue] Theme: School Librarian Leadership Around the World
- Public access article: Internationalism as leadership in IASL research: Accomplishments and directions. Marlene Asselin, University of British Columbia, Canada
Issue 1, January 2011. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: School Library as Space, School Library as Place
- Public access article: The Potential and Possibilities for Utilizing Geographic Information Systems to Inform School Library as Place. Melissa P. Johnston, The Florida State University, USA; and Bradley W. Bishop, University of Kentucky, USA

Issue 2, July 2010. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Issues for the Next Decade
- Public access article: Video Games as Digital Learning Resources: Implications for Teacher-Librarians and for Researchers. Teddy Moline, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Canada
Issue 1, January 2010. [Table of Contents for this issue]
Theme: Inquiry-based Learning for 21st Century Teaching
- Public access article: The Culture of Inquiry in School Libraries. Carol A. Gordon, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, USA

Issue 2, July 2009. Theme: Relationships
- Public access article: Principals’ Perspectives of School Librarians. Donna M. Shannon, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina, USA
Issue 1, January 2009. Theme: Research into Practice
- Public access article: A Grounded Analysis of Year 8 Students' Reflections on Information Literacy Skills and Techniques. James Herring, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Issue 2, July 2008.
Theme: New Learners, New Literacies, New Libraries
- Public access article: Towards a Transformative Pedagogy for School Libraries. Marlene Asselin, University of British Columbia, Canada; and Ray Doiron, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Issue 1, January 2008.
Theme: Research from Around the World
- Public access article: Grade 4 Students' Development of Research Skills Through Inquiry-Based Learning Projects. Sam Chu, University of Hong Kong; Ken Chow, Canossa Primary School, Shek-kam Tse, University of Hong Kong, Carol Collier Kuhlthau, Rutgers University

Issue 2, July 2007.
Theme: Knowledge Management in Schools and for Schools
- Public access article: The Paradoxical World of Young People’s Information Behavior. Andrew K. Shenton, Division of Information and Communication Studies, School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences, Northumbria University, UK
Issue 1, January 2007.
Theme: Principal Support for Collaboration
- Public access article: Senior Management and the Provision of Independent School Libraries in England and Wales. Richard Turner, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK; Graham Matthews, Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, UK; Linda Ashcroft and Janet Farrow, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Issue 2, July 2006.
Theme: Evidence-Based Practice
- Public access article: Principals' Evaluation of School Librarians: A Study of Strategic and Nonstrategic Evidence-based Approaches. Nancy Everhart, College of Information, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Issue 1, January 2006.
Theme: Policy: Empowering School Libraries
- Public access article: Australia's Professional Excellence Policy: Empowering School Libraries. Pru Mitchell, University of Adelaide, Australia