Surveys the south-central African nation's history and describes its peoples and traditions and its political, economic, social, and cultural structures and patterns

The Land and People of Zambia (Portraits of the Nations Series)

Dresang, Eliza T.

Teen & Young Adult

Harpercollins

This 2007 award winner shows how printed books are changing in step with positive developments in the digital world, and how librarians, teachers, and parents can recognize and appreciate good books for youth that: break barriers with accurate presentatio

Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age

Children's Books

Hw Wilson Co

Can library programs and services make a difference in your young patrons' lives? Measuring outcomes is the way to find out! Incorporating outcome-based planning and evaluation is critical when developing new programs and services.
In this step-by-step patron-centered guide, three experts who have conducted extensive research and piloted this outcome-based program for youth in the St. Louis Public Library, share their findings and proven strategies. Smart planning in conjunction with measuring outcomes will:
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<li>Generate results that support funding―be it governmental or grant-based</li>
<li>Maximize user benefits</li>
<li>Get buy-in and participation from young library users</li>
<li>Improve communications between staff and customers, and among staffUsing this method, and selecting the level of effort, allows libraries to refine existing services and make program improvements incrementally, based on what their audience wants and needs.</li>
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Using this comprehensive, flexible and easily-tailored guide, youth librarians and administrators in public libraries will be able to integrate outcome measures into regular library processes, gaining immense benefits with minimal effort.

Dynamic Youth Services through Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation

Gross, Melissa

Edmonds Holt, Leslie

Reference

ALA Editions

As we enter the 21st century, the access to information and freedom of speech provided by the Internet and other digital technologies has revolutionized the nature of censorship challenges, and opened an entirely new realm of legal and social ramifications for censorship in U.S. schools. In the midst of this digital revolution, traditional forms of censorship continue to take their toll on students' learning opportunities and teachers' instructional choices. School Censorship in the 21st Century: A Guide for Teachers and School Library Media Specialists offers a contemporary view of challenges to students' right to read and teachers' right to choose books and other instructional materials. Authored by experienced censorship opponents John S. Simmons and Eliza T. Dresang, this important volume offers insights into the nature of current censorship challenges, the historical and cultural context in which they occur in the United States, and the resources that exist for meeting these increasingly complex challenges. 
Teachers and media specialists need to work with both students and school administrators to safeguard their schools against censorship attacks. By meeting potential challenges with a strong, united, and proactive approach, all members of a school community can help ensure an accessible and safe teaching and learning environment. "Guidelines for Teachers and Librarians" are included in the book at the end of most chapters, along with lists of recommended Web sites. 
Don't get caught off guard by censorship! Use School Censorship in the 21st Century to prepare your school for challenges to the freedom to teach and learn.

School Censorship in the 21st Century: A Guide for Teachers and School Library Media Specialists

Politics & Social Sciences

Simmons, John S.

Social Sciences

International Reading Association

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