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Volume 30, Number 4, April 2003

The Best, the Notable and the Recommended
Our annual “best of the best” – the guide you can rely on.

North of 49
Resource Links, the review journal connecting classrooms, libraries and Canadian learning materials, recommends the best for all libraries.

Trust or Trussed? Has Turnitin.com Got It All Wrapped Up?
John Royce examines four studies that point to weaknesses with Turnitin.com, suggesting that while such detection services are useful, they should not be the only tools in the battle against plagiarism. FULL TEXT ARTICLE

Standards: The Policy Environment. Margaret Hadderman
A rallying cry for avid school reformers and politicians alike, with opponents arguing that the tough standards movement is failing too many students and detracting from classroom learning. An ERIC Digest from the Clearinghouse on Educational Management.

Point: A Positive Experience with Accelerated Reader.
JaKay Greer offers her opinion of why the Accelerated Reader program is worth including as one tool in the teacher-librarian’s toolbox.

CounterPoint: AR: What Are Motives Behind the Motives?
Shonda Brisco examines the factors – and the problems – that are behind the success of the Accelerated Reader program.

The Poster
" Children cannot learn tolerance unless they are exposed to views that differ from those they are taught at home."

Best Buys

Web Wonders
Joanne Troutner
Virtual Museums

Professional Reading
Ken Haycock
Includes new titles worth a look

Bookmark It!

• JT’s Essential Bookmarks/Favorites
  Joanne Troutner
• Braving Bullies: Videos for Children
  Vancouver Public Library
• Bunnicula to Ricky Ricotta
  Ruth Cox
• Braving Bullies: Nonfiction
  Vancouver Public Library
• Braving Bullies: Videos for Young Adults
  Vancouver Public Library
• The Solar System
  Kate Houston Mitchoff
• Amphibians Online
  Kate Houston Mitchoff
• From Speedskating to Skateboards
  Ruth Cox
• Best New Software
  Joanne Troutner
• Teens in Love
  Rosemary Chance
• Teens in Danger
  Rosemary Chance

From the TL Toolkit

Bestsellers: Fiction; Nonfiction; Picture books
Susan Faust and Helen Wiley

ProD Grant
You could be next!

New Product News
News from vendors.

ProD Calendar
Upcoming conferences.

Advertiser Index

Departments

Notebook
Ken Haycock
Effective communication.

Profiles: Ann Martin and Debbie Hadley

What Works
Ken Haycock
Closing the disparity gap

Strategy
Barbara Braxton
Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals for the school library

Video Toolbox
Robert D. Wilson
Top Videos for your toolbox

Personal Computing
Reid Goldsborough
Are you a pirate?

InfoTech
Anne Clyde
The far-from-complete guide to DVD

Portrait
Teri Lesesne
Writing the truth: An interview with Pam Muñoz Ryan

Searching the Web
Holly Gunn
Searching by file type

Literacy Links
Marlene Asselin
Working with the grain

NEW! Information Café
Ann Riedling
Convincing others of what you do

Administrator’s Perspective
Lillian Carefoot
Student access to the school library

And Furthermore…
News and notes.
Includes Resources From ERIC.