Your Feedback is Helpful
For more than 30 years, Teacher Librarian has been publishing thoughtful and provocative articles on
collaboration, leadership, technology, and more, and we welcome your feedback on our efforts to make
TL an invaluable resource for K-12 school library professionals.
Contact us and tell us what you think!
We have heard from many of you over the last year regarding various aspects of our magazine. Thank you
for your feedback. During the publication break, you will begin to see some of your suggestions take effect.
In the meantime, continue to watch our web site for new updates as we look forward to an exciting new
publication year. See below for what’s coming in October.
Digital TL
Starting with the February issue, we have
offered our readers a digital edition of the
journal. Click on the issue cover to your right
to sign up for access. Back issues—initially
all of 2007 and all of 2008—also are available. This is an exact replica of the print version but is fully
searchable with many other useful capabilities. You can email articles, bookmark articles or
reviews, download or print articles, and much more.
Thanks to all those who have offered feedback on usability. We appreciate it and we are working
to make improvements.
Teacher Librarian Professional Development Contest
Graphical Representations of the
AASL Learning Standards
When the AASL Learning Standards for the 21st-Century Learner were issued in November, 2007, it became apparent
their complexity would require both study and internalization by members of the school library profession. So, TL
issued a challenge to our readers to design a graphical representation of the standards and promised to award five
$100 prizes. We received 37 entries, some from the point of view of an adult using the standards and others from
the point of view of the learner trying to understand what is expected of them.
Here are the results.
A New Wiki for Reviews of Professional Books
The professional books available to teacher-librarians that provide guidance for their work and role have
increased exponentially. In an attempt to provide you with even more coverage, I have set up a wiki to
cover a larger number of titles. This wiki can be found at http://professionalreviews.pbwiki.com/
and will contain reviews not available in the journal or on the TL web site. The wiki will also contain URLs to
reviews available online, thus, offering you even greater access to the professional literature. And there is
an additional feature: You can add your comments on professional titles you have read therefore providing a
different perspective than the reviewer. For example, you may want to disagree with the reviewer about a
particular title and really bring to light some of the book's good or not-so-good points that you experienced
applying it to your best practices. But, you must also identify yourself. If the wiki becomes a popular place
for both information and conversation, TL will consider expanding it. So, let us have your comments! Again, you
can access the wiki at http://professionalreviews.pbwiki.com/. -David Loertscher
Report by Dr. David Loertscher:
COMING IN OCTOBER 2009:
