School Library Research

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School Library Research (ISSN: 2165-1019) is the scholarly refereed research journal of the American Association of School Librarians. The purpose of School Library Research is to promote and publish high quality original research concerning the management, implementation, and evaluation of school library programs. The journal will also emphasize research on instructional theory, teaching methods, and critical issues relevant to school libraries and school librarians.

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School Library Research Vol 24 - November 2021
(2021-11) Edison, Emily C; Dawkins, April M
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The Relationship Between School Culture and the School Library Program: Four Case Studies
(2010-10)
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School Library Research, Volume 23
(2020) Wood, Clare; Clark, Christina; Teravainen-Goff, Anne; Fern-Jarvis, George; Vardy, Emma; G. Sultanik, Alyssa; DiScala, Jeffrey; A. Burns, Elizabeth; C. Kimmel, Sue; Reinsel Soulen, Rita; Leung, Lok-Man; Chiu, Dickson; Lo, Patrick
Includes the articles: "Exploring the Literacy-Related Behaviors and Feelings of Pupils Eligible for Free School Meals in Relation to Their Use of and Access to School Libraries", "Genrefying the Children’s Fiction Collection", "Pre-Service School Librarians’ Perceptions of Research Pedagogy: An Exploratory Study", "Reflective School Library Practitioners: Use of Journaling to Strengthen Practice", "School Librarian Interventions for New-Teacher Resilience: A CLASS II Field Study", and "School Librarians’ View of Cooperation with Public Libraries: A Win-Win Situation in Hong Kong".
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School Library Research, Volume 22
(2019) Cadieux Boulden, Danielle; Pellegrino, Lauren; Gerakios, Joanna; M. Dawkins, April; W. Gavigan, Karen; C. Kimmel, Sue; A. Mardis, Marcia; Pribesh, Shana; A. Pasquini, Laura; Schultz-Jones, Barbara; R. Jones, Faye; D. Wine, Lois; M. Colson, Lenese; Crary, Sarah; L. Phillips, Abigail; R. Lee, Victor
Includes the articles: "Career Growth through Action Research: Outcomes from a Structured Professional Development Approach for In-Service School Librarians", "E-Book Collections in High School Libraries: Factors Influencing Circulation and Usage", "The Preparation and Certification of School Librarians: Using Causal Educational Research about Teacher Characteristics to Probe Facets of Effectiveness", "Secondary Teacher Perceptions and Openness to Change Regarding Instruction in Information Literacy Skills", and "Whose Responsibility Is It? A Statewide Survey of School Librarians on Responsibilities and Resources for Teaching Digital Citizenship".
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School Library Research, Volume 21
(2018) Marie Frye, Julie; A. Moeller, Robin; Becnel, Kim; Greene Taylor, Natalie; Moore, Jennifer; Visser, Marijke; Drouillard, Colette; L. Garrison, Kasey; FitzGerald, Lee; Sheerman, Alinda; Nourse Reed, Karen; L. Oslund, Eric; Hoyle Ross, Natalie; P. Johnston, Melissa; Santos Green, Lucy
Includes the articles: "Assimilation or Humiliation? An Analysis of Professional Identities after Critical Events in the Workplace", "Drawing Diversity: Representations of Race in Graphic Novels for Young Adults", "Incorporating Computational Thinking into Library Graduate Course Goals and Objectives", "“Just Let Me Go at It”: Exploring Students’ Use and Perceptions of Guided Inquiry", "School Librarians as Co-Teachers of Literacy: Librarian Perceptions and Knowledge in the Context of the Literacy Instruction Role", "Sparking Reading Motivation with the Bluestem: School Librarians’ Role with a Children’s Choice Award", and "Still Polishing the Diamond: School Library Research over the Last Decade".
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School Library Research, Volume 20
(2017) K. Merga, Margaret; J. Morris, Rebecca; Cahill, Maria; Carlson Weeks, Ann; DiScala, Jeffrey; L. Barlow, Diane; A. Massey, Sheri; Kodama, Christie; Hall, Rosemary; Jacobs, Leah; Moses, Alexandra; Follman, Rebecca; Santos Green, Lucy; A. Jones, Stephanie; Andrea Burke, Panne; Scott, Rebecca; Inskip, Charles; Jarrell, Kelsey
Includes the articles: "Becoming a Reader: Significant Social Influences on Avid Book Readers", "A Study of How We Study: Methodologies of School Library Research 2007 through July 2015", "The Lilead Survey: A National Study of District-Level Library Supervisors: Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs", "School Librarians Fully Online: Preparing the Twenty-First Century Professional", and "UK Preparatory School Librarians’ and Teachers’ Design and Use of Reading Lists: A Qualitative Study of Approaches, Perceptions, and Content".
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School Library Research, Volume 19
(2016) Burns, Elizabeth; Kimmel, Sue; Dickinson, Gail; Moore, Jennifer; Cahill, Maria; R. Crow, Sherry; Kastello, Lisa; R. Luetkemeyer, Jennifer; A. Mardis, Marcia; Carlson Weeks, Ann; DiScala, Jeffrey; L. Barlow, Diane; Kodama, Christie; Jarrell, Kelsey; Jacobs, Leah; Moses, Alexandra; Follman, Rebecca; Hall, Rosemary; Gross, Melissa; Latham, Don; Underhill, Jennifer; Bak, Hyerin; H. Harada, Violet; Everhart, Nancy; P. Johnston, Melissa; P. Arnone, Marilyn; V. Small, Ruth; Weng, Shicheng; A. Massey, Sheri
Includes the articles: "Anatomy of Advocacy: A Case Study of the White House Petition", "Audiobooks: Legitimate “Reading” Material for Adolescents?", "The Dispositions of Elementary School Children of Individualistic and Collectivist Cultures Who Are Intrinsically Motivated to Seek Information", "Applying the Quadratic Usage Framework to Research on K–12 STEM Digital Learning Resources", "The Lilead Survey: A National Study of District-Level Library Supervisors: The Position, Office, and Characteristics of the Supervisor", "The Peritext Book Club: Reading to Foster Critical Thinking about STEAM Texts", "A Practice-Centered Approach to Professional Development: Teacher-Librarian Collaboration in Capstone Projects", "A Proposed Theory of School Librarian Leadership: A Meta-Ethnographic Approach", and "Are Self-Perception Measures Used in School Library Research Transferable to the Context of Public Library Summer Reading Programs?".
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School Library Research, Volume 18
(2015) Robins, Jennifer; Un Kim, Sung; R. Crow, Sherry; T. Markey, Patricia; L. Miller, Michel; P. Church, Audrey; H. Rawson, Casey; Anderson, Janice; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; Dutton Ewbank, Ann
Includes the articles: "Action Research Empowers School Librarians", "Enablers and Inhibitors to English Language Learners’ Research Process in a High School Setting", "The Information-Seeking Behavior of Intrinsically Motivated Elementary School Children of a Collectivist Culture", "Introducing an Information-Seeking Skill in a School Library to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Using Video Modeling and Least-to-Most Prompts", "Performance-Based Evaluation and School Librarians", "Preparing Pre-Service School Librarians for Science-Focused Collaboration with PreService Elementary Teachers: The Design and Impact of a Cross-Class Assignment", and "Union-Active School Librarians and School Library Advocacy: A Modified Case Study of the British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association and the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation".
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School Library Research, Volume 17
(2014) Donham, Jean; Moreillon, Judi; Kimmel, Sue; Gavigan, Karen; Richey, Jennifer; Cahill, Maria; Varlejs, Jana; Stec, Eileen; Kwon, Hannah; V. Small, Ruth; J. Meredith, Laura; Douglas Meredith, L.; Everhart, Nancy; M. Mardis, Marcia; Adkins, Denice
Includes the articles: "College Ready—What Can We Learn from First-Year College Assignments? An Examination of Assignments in Iowa Colleges and Universities", "Educating Pre-Service School Librarians for the Instructional Partner Role: An Exploration into University Curricula", "School Librarians’ Experiences with Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice", "Factors Affecting Students’ Information Literacy as They Transition from High School to College", "The Motivational and Information Needs of Young Innovators: Stimulating Student Creativity and Inventive Thinking", "What Do Stakeholders Know about School Library Programs? Results of a Focus Group Evaluation", and "U.S. Students, Poverty, and School Libraries: What Results of the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment Tell Us".
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School Library Research, Volume 16
(2013) DiScala, Jeffrey; Carlson Weeks, Ann; Subramaniam, Mega; Ahn, June; Waugh, Amanda; Greene Taylor, Natalie; Druin, Allison; R. Fleischmann, Kenneth; Walsh, Greg; Kovalik, Cindy; Yutzey, Susan; Piazza, Laura; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; Overberg, Elizabeth; Harris, Shannon; Latham, Don; Gross, Melissa; Witte, Shelbie; Steege Krueger, Karla; Donham, Jean; Oxley, Rebecca; Kodama, Christie; Whittingham, Jeff; Huffman, Stephanie; Christensen, Rob; McAllister, Tracy
Includes the articles: "Access Denied: School Librarians’ Responses to School District Policies on the Use of Social Media Tools", "Crosswalk between the Framework for K–12 Science Education and Standards for the 21st-Century Learner: School Librarians as the Crucial Link", "Information Literacy and High School Seniors: Perceptions of the Research Process", "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ)-Themed Literature for Teens: Are School Libraries Providing Adequate Collections?", "Preparing Teachers and Librarians to Collaborate to Teach 21st Century Skills: Views of LIS and Education Faculty", "Professional Staffing Levels and Fourth-Grade Student Research in Rural Schools with High-Poverty Levels", "School Librarians as Ambassadors of Inclusive Information Access for Students with Disabilities", and "Use of Audiobooks in a School Library and Positive Effects of Struggling Readers’ Participation in a Library-Sponsored Audiobook Club".
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School Library Research, Volume 15
(2012) Irwin, Marilyn; Moeller, Robin; Richey, Jennifer; Stefl-Mabry, Joette; Dequoy, Elyse; Stevens, Sandra; Kimmel, Sue; Antrim, Patricia; Robins, Jennifer; P. Johnston, Melissa; F. Hill, Renee; S. Krueger, Karla; J. Todd, Ross; Kai Wah Chu, Samuel; Montiel-Overall, Patricia; Hernandez, Anthony; J. Dow, Mirah; McMahon-Lakin, Jacqueline; B. Collins, Karla; A. Doll, Carol; Moreillon, Judi; Cahill, Maria; McKee, Rebecca
Includes the articles: "Seeing the Same: Follow-Up Study on the Portrayals of Disability in Graphic Novels by Young Adults", "Motivators and Barriers to Sexual-Health Information Provision in High School Libraries: Perspectives from District-Level Library Coordinators and High School Principals", "Retrospective Reflection: Insight into Pre-Service School Librarians‘ Competencies and Skill Development as Revealed through Field Notes", "Collaboration as School Reform: Are There Patterns in the Chaos of Planning with Teachers?", "School Librarians and Response to Intervention", "School Librarians as Technology Integration Leaders: Enablers and Barriers to Leadership Enactment", "Strengths and Opportunities: School Librarians Serving Students with Special Needs in Central New York State", "The Status of Statewide Subscription Databases", "School Libraries and the Development of Intellectual Agency: Evidence from New Jersey", "Assessing Information Literacy: A Case Study of Primary 5 Students in Hong Kong", "The Effect of Professional Development on Teacher and Librarian Collaboration: Preliminary Findings Using a Revised Instrument, TLC-III", "School Librarian Staffing Levels and Student Achievement as Represented in 2006–2009 Kansas Annual Yearly Progress Data", "Resource Provisions of a High School Library Collection", and "State Library Conferences as Professional Development Venues: Unbalanced Support for the AASL Defined Roles of the School Librarian".
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School Library Research, Volume 14
(2011) Franklin Hill, Renee; Kumasi, Kafi; C. Kimmel, Sue; Neuman, Delia; Smith, Daniella; Cooper, Sandi; Nesmith, Suzanne; Schwarz, Gretchen; R. Crow, Sherry; Williamson, Kirsty; McGregor, Joy; Everhart, Nancy; A. Mardis, Marcia; Johnston, Melissa; L. Magnuson, Marta; Perrault, Anne Marie; Dutton Ewbank, Ann; E. Herring, James
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School Library Research, Volume 13
(2010) Farmer, Lesley; M. Safer, Alan; K. W. Chu, Samuel; Y. K. Mak, Maggie; Tsang, Ka-yee; Bush, Gail; L. Jones, Jami; V. Small, Ruth; A. Shanahan, Kathryn; Stasak, Megan; K. Howard, Jody; P. Church, Audrey; Irwin, Marilyn; Moeller, Robin; Rickman, Wendy
Includes the articles: "Developing California School Library Media Program Standards", "An Electronic News Database for Upper Primary School Students and Teachers in Hong Kong", "Exploration to Identify Professional Dispositions of School Librarians: A Delphi Study", "The Impact of New York’s School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase III", "The Relationship Between School Culture and the School Library Program: Four Case Studies", "Secondary School Principals’ Perceptions of the School Librarian’s Instructional Role", "Seeing Different: Portrayals of Disability in Young Adult Graphic Novels", and "A Study of Self-Censorship by School Librarians".
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School Library Media Research, Volume 12
(2009) Steege Krueger, Karla; Jacobson Harris, Frances; P. Arnone, Marilyn; Reynolds, Rebecca; V. Small, Ruth; Snyder, Jaime; Parker, Katie; A. Mardis, Marcia; K. Dickinson, Gail; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; A. Barkley, Heather; Koehler, Elizabeth; Lukenbill, Bill; Immroth, Barbara
Includes the articles: "A Case Study of a Rural Iowa School Preparing to Meet New State Guidelines for School Libraries", "Challenges to Teaching Evaluation of Online Information: A View from LM_NET", "Empirical Support for the Integration of Dispositions in Action and Multiple Literacies into AASL's Standards for the 21st Century Learner by Marilyn P. Arnone and Rebecca Reynolds", "The Impact of New York’s School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase I", "The Impact of New York’s School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase II—In-Depth Study", "Far Away, So Close: Preservices School Library Media Specialists’ Perceptions of AASL’s Standards for the 21st-Century Learner", "Promoting Equity in Children’s Literacy Instruction: Using a Critical Race Theory Framework to Examine Transitional Books", and "School and Public Youth Librarians as Health Information Gatekeepers: Research from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas".
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School Library Media Research, Volume 11
(2008) Latham, Don; Gross, Melissa; E. Abercrombie, Sarah; S. Newell, Terrance; Gordon, Carol; Lu, Ya-Ling; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; Hanson-Baldauf, Dana; P. Church, Audrey; Dickinson, Gail; Gavigan, Karen; Pribesh, Shana; E. Franklin, Renee; Stern Cahoy, Ellysa; G. Williamson, Susan; Moreillon, Judi
Includes the articles: "Broken Links: Undergraduates Look Back on their Experiences with Information Literacy in K–12 Education", "Evaluation of Federated Searching Options for the School Library", "Examining Information Problem-Solving, Knowledge, and Application Gains within Two Instructional Methods: Problem-Based and Computer-Mediated Participatory Simulation", "“I Hate to Read—Or Do I?”: Low Achievers and Their Reading", "Information and Communication Technology Use by North Carolina School Library Media Specialists: Perceived Competencies and Barriers", "The Instructional Role of the Library Media Specialist as Perceived by Elementary School Principals", "Open and Accessible: The Relationship between Closures and Circulation in School Library Media Centers", "A Private [School] Matter: The State of Materials Challenges in Private College Preparatory School Libraries in the Southeast United States", "Studying the Independent School Library", and "Two Heads Are Better than One: Influencing Preservice Classroom Teachers’ Understanding and Practice of Classroom–Library Collaboration".
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School Library Media Research, Volume 10
(2007) Bernard Lukenbill, W.; Mardis, Marcia; Hoffman, Ellen; Perrault, Anne Marie; J. Todd, Ross; Wolf, Sara; Williamson, Kirsty; McGregor, Joy; Archibald, Alyson; Sullivan, Jen; Lu, Ya-Ling; Gordon, Carol; Immroth, Barbara; H. Boltz, Robin
Includes the articles: "Censorship: What Do School Library Specialists Really Know?", "Collection and Collaboration: Science in Michigan Middle School Media Centers", "An Exploratory Study of Biology Teachers’ Online Information Seeking Practices", "Hearing the Voices of those We Help: Finding the Natural, Multidimensional Perspectives on the Value of School Libraries", "Information Literacy and Self-regulation: A Convergence of Disciplines", "Information Seeking and Use by Secondary Students: The Link between Good Practice and the Avoidance of Plagiarism", "Reading Takes You Places: A Study of a Web-based Summer Reading Program", "School Libraries and Science Achievement: A View from Michigan’s Middle Schools", "Teacher-School Library Media Specialist Collaboration through Social Marketing Strategies: An Information Behavior Study", and "What We Want: Boys and Girls Talk about Reading".
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School Library Media Research, Volume 9
(2006) E. Herring, James; E. Kelsey, Marie; McGregor, Joy; Callison, Daniel; Wirkus, Kelly; Gordon, Carol
Includes the articles: "A Critical Investigation of Students’ and Teachers’ Views of the Use of Information Literacy Skills in School Assignments", "Education Reform in Minnesota: Profile of Learning and the Instructional Role of the School Library Media Specialist", "Flexible Scheduling: Implementing an Innovation", "Revisions in Instruments and Methods from Texas to Wisconsin to Measure the Value of School Library Media Programs", "School Library Media Research: An Analysis of Articles Found in School Library Media Research and the ERIC Database", and "A Study of a Three-Dimensional Action Research Training Model for School Library Programs".
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School Library Media Research, Volume 8
(2005) Stefl-Mabry, Joette; Everhart, Nancy; Callison, Daniel; Montiel-Overall, Patricia
Includes the articles: "Accelerated Reading: Silent Sustained Reading Camouflaged in a Computer Program?", "A Crosscultural Inquiry into the Levels of Implementation of Accelerated Reader and Its Effect on Motivation and Extent of Reading: Perspectives from Scotland and England", "Enough Already?: Blazing New Trails for School Library Research", and "Toward a Theory of Collaboration for Teachers and Librarians".
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School Library Media Research, Volume 7
(2004) K. Roys, Nadine; Shannon, Donna; D. Williams, Teresa; S. Newell, Terrance
Includes the articles: "The Ideal Candidate for School Library Media Specialist: Views from School Administrators, Library School Faculty, and MLS Students", "Preparation of School Library Media Specialists in the United States", "Teachers’ Link to Electronic Resources in the Library Media Center: A Local Study of Awareness, Knowledge, and Influence", and "Thinking beyond the Disjunctive Opposition of Information Literacy Assessment in Theory and Practice".
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School Library Media Research, Volume 6
(2003) Wolf, Sara; Stapleton Watson, Jinx; W. Sturm, Brian
Includes the articles: "The Big Six Information Skills As a Metacognitive Scaffold: A Case Study", "Examining Perceptions of the Science Fair Project: Content or Process?", and "The Information and Reading Preferences of North Carolina Children".