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Posted by Lauren Mooney 9/27/11 Corbett, Tom. (2011). **The Changing Role of the School Library's Physical Space**. //School Library Monthly, 27(7).// See: [] This article focuses on the reality that as technology is becoming more and more prevelant in the lives of children they will rely more on electronic resourses in the academic world. The Internet provides more information that kids could ever process, and it has now become the role of school administrators such as media specalists, and librarians to help them do so. School libraries have already started the process to become more tech savy, for exmaple they have began to digitize more things. The physical space of the school library is going to have to change as well. As print resourses are weeded out and things become more digitized, libraries are not going to need the room they once needed to house the materials. Therefore, school media specalists, and librarians are going to have to put their thinking caps on and determine how they are going to reorganize their space. There is a new-found idea of turning school libraries into learning commons, or a center where students and faculty can come to learn and socalize. This will also be a place where faculty will come to teach students information literacy skills classes.

Posted by Lauren Mooney 10/12/11 Barack, Lauren. (2010) **Feds Require Accessibility of Ereaders in Schools**. //School Library Journal//. (Electronic Version) Retrieved on October 12, 2011. []

Here is a link to an interesting article regarding Ereaders and schools, and how if schools are going to require that dissability students have to have aaccess to specific technology, then the schools have to provide the means of technology, and in addition to providing the technology they must mmake sure the technology can serve everyone who has dissabilities. For example, this article specifically targets the Kindle, it says that the Kindle does have a read aloud feature that could be of use to those who are visually impaired. However, it also states that it has lack of control buttons and such on its keyboard that could be hard for the dissabled to navigate. If schools want to keep compliant with the dissabilities act then they must follow these regulations.

Posted by Lauren Mooney 10/20/11 David, Keren. (September 2011). **The Lessons I Learned**. //School Library Journal//. (Print Ed.) 48-50. []

I was reading //School Library Journal// for work as I was compiling book reviews to order books, when I came across this fantastic article. This arricle pertians to both teachers, school librarians and public librarians, as it is about kids in school and the way that they learn to read. A parent volunteer has come into the school to help kids with their reading skills, what she noticed was that everyone has a different way of learning, and obtaining information literacy skills. One thing that she noticed was consistent among every child was, if children read books they pick out themselves, as well as ones that peek their interest then they were that much more likely to "want" to read.

Harris, Christopher. (2011). "//Role Model: Lessons on Leadership and User Expertise//." //School Library Journal//. November. 14.

This is an article that focuses on the life of Steve Jobs, and his role as a leader. It also explains that librarians, and media specalists have much to learn form a great leader such as jobs. Teacher-librarians need to grab onto the role of leadership in schools, especially when it comes to the digital world. As well as learn something from the presentations that jobs did, as they were extremely creative and innovative.

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Posted by Lauren Mooney 12/8/11

//SLJ// Staff. (2011). **New School Websites Help Libraries in Need Find Donors**." //School Library Journal//(Electronic version) Retrieved December 8, 2011.

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School Library Exchange is a new website that about connection school libraries who need help financially, with variour organizations, parents, private donors, and just about anyone who is willing to donate to a good cause. The goal of this website is to fill school libraries with current and up-to-date materials without causing the school library to spend in such excess. There are schools who have already registered fo this site, and there are no restrictions to who can sign up, or what can be donated. This is a great idea, behind an excellent cause.

Staino, Rocco. (2011). "**Three Media Specalists Win the 'I Love My Librarian Award**." //School Library Journal//. December 9.

This is a great article I found in SLJ about media specalists and the people they serve. The "I Love My Librarian Award" is something that is due to the influence of ALA. These three women were honored because of their superb service to their patrons and they way they have changed the role of school librarians. []

Posted by Lauren Mooney 12/13/11

Posted By Lauren Mooney on 12/20/11

Whelan, Debra Lau. (2011). "**Interview: Rock Star Librarian, Joyce Valenza, Nabs Lifetime Achievement Award**." //School Library Journal//( Electronic Version). Retrieved on December 20, 2011.

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I chose to post this article on our class wiki, becasue Joyce Valenza was one of the LMS guru's in leadership that we had to look at in the beginning of the semester. Clearly she is definitely someone worth mention is she has won the lifetime achievement award and is mentioned in //SLJ//. In this article Valenza dicusses what she thinks have been some of her biggest accomplishments, as well as some of her biggest fear in the profession and that lie ahead for LMSs'.

Posted by Lauren Mooney 12/20/11

Whelan, Debra Lau. (2011). "**Congress Approves $28.6 Million for School Libraries**." //School Library Journa//l(Electronic Version). Retrieved Dec. 20, 2011.

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This article discusses the bill that is being passed by congress to give school libraries the budget they need to function properly. It also conveys the importance of school libraries, and is giving them a chance again, putting them back on the map.