21st Century Information Fluency

The editors of School Libraries Worldwide, the journal of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) are pleased to announce the release of Volume 18, Issue 2 (July 2012). School Libraries Worldwide is an international refereed scholarly journal of research relating to school librarianship and has been published since 1997.  This theme issue of library education has been guest edited by Gail Dickinson of Old Dominion University and Allison Kaplan of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  

Contents are now available at to members at http://www.iasl-online.org/pubs/slw/july2012.htm and will be accessible through major databases including ProQuest and EBSCOHost.  There is a free public access article for this issue, noted and linked below.  

This is an issue of 120 pages of exciting research and thinking. The article list is included below.

Please enjoy this issue and consider contributing to an upcoming issue. 

Best regards,
Nancy Everhart and Marcia A. Mardis, editors


Theme: Library Education

Editorial

International Perspectives on School Library Education: From Face-to-Face to Distance
Guest Editors
 Gail Dickinson
Old Dominion University, USA
 Allison Kaplan
University of Wisconsin Madison, USA

The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education: Case Studies from around the World
Lesley Farmer
California State University Long Beach, USA

The Evolution of ePortfolios for School Library Education: A Case Study
Stephanie A. Jones
Elizabeth Downs
Judi Repman
Georgia Southern University, USA

Educating School Librarians in the English-speaking Caribbean: The Case of the Department of Library and Information Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Paulette Stewart
The University of the West Indies, Jamaica

Preparing School Librarians in Rural Areas through Distance Education and Communities of Practice
Angel Kymes
 Barbara Ray
Northeastern State University, USA

Distance Learning as a Central Issue for the Learning and Professionalization Process of Professeurs Documentalistes: The French Synthesis of Transliteracy
Anne Cordier
Université de Rouen, France
 Anne Lehmans
Université de Bordeaux, France

Teacher-librarians Leading Change: Some Stories from the Margins
Genevieve Hart
University of the Western Cape, South Africa

The Three C’s of Distance Education: Competence, Creativity and Community
Ruth V. Small
Marilyn P. Arnone
Barbara K. Stripling
Renee F. Hill
Blythe Bennett
Syracuse University, USA

The School Library of Today: Guises and “Universal” Roles
Andrew K. Shenton
Monkseaton High School, UK
 Gwyneth Marshman
Freelance information specialist, UK

School Library Education in Thirteen Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Numerous authors - edited by Helen Boelens and Henk van Dam

Integration of Evidence-based Library and Information Practice into School Library Education: A Case Study (free public access article)  
Maria Cahill
Jennifer Richey
Texas Woman’s University, USA

Dispositions in the Twenty-first Century School Library Profession

Sue C. Kimmel
Gail K. Dickinson
Carol A. Doll
Old Dominion University, USA

Dr. Nancy Everhart

Director, School Library Media Program

Director, PALM Center 

School of Library and Information Studies

Florida State University

Florida's I-School

252 Louis Shores Building

Tallahassee, FL 32306

(850)644-8122

everhart@fsu.edu