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Dear colleagues-

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 1 (January 2012). School Libraries Worldwide is an international refereed scholarly journal of research relating to school librarianship and has been published since 1997.

Contents are now available at to members at http://www.iasl-online.org/members/slw/ and will be accessible through major databases including ProQuest and EBSCOHost.

This is a "bumper" issue at almost 150 pages of exciting research and thinking. The article list is included below.

Theme: Connections: School librarians linking learning, leadership, technology, and society

Editorial
Connecting is at the Core of Teacher Librarianship
Marcia A. Mardis
The Florida State University, USA

Librarians' Leadership Efficacy, Training, and School Involvement: Collaboration between Teachers and Teacher Librarians in Israel
Ruth Ash-Argyle
Leo Baeck Education Center, Israel
Snunith Shoham
Bar Ilan University, Israel

Connecting Teacher Librarians for Technology Integration Leadership
Melissa P. Johnston
University of Kentucky, USA

The Literacy Beliefs of Child Care Professionals: Prerequisite Knowledge for Teacher Librarian Literacy Leaders
Maria Cahill
Texas Woman’s University, USA

Making Connections: Challenges and Benefits of Joint Use Libraries as Seen in One Community
Joanna Kluever
The Julia Hull District Library, USA
Wayne Finley
Northern Illinois University, USA

Designing the Research Commons: Classical Models for School Libraries
Sarah Buchanan
The Meadows School, USA

The Digital Lives of U.S. Teachers: A Research Synthesis and Trends to Watch
Marcia A. Mardis, Teralee ElBasri, Sylvia K. Norton, & Janice Newsum
The Florida State University, USA

Seeing the Clouds: Teacher Librarian as Broker in Collaborative Planning with Teachers
Sue C. Kimmel
Old Dominion University, USA

Digital Image Tagging: A Case Study with Seventh Grade Students (free access article)
Zorana Ercegovac
Drexel University, USA

Teacher Librarians as Connectors to the School CEO
Vicki VanTuyle
Southern Illinois University, USA
Sandra Watkins
Western Illinois University, USA

Learning Resource Centers in Kuwait: Prospects for the Future
Taghreed AlQudsi-Ghabra, Ammar H. Safar, & Nedaa M. Qabazard
Kuwait University, Kuwait

Digital Natives, 21st Century School Libraries,and 21st Century Preparation Programs: An Informal Affirmation of Branch and deGroot
Cynthia Houston
Western Kentucky University, USA