From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Fri May 1 07:33:52 2015 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 14:33:52 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] =?windows-1252?q?Middle_School_Alert=3A_Gale=92s_InfoTrac_?= =?windows-1252?q?Junior_to_Merge_with_Other_Databases_to_Form_New_Product?= In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: [cid:5414a637-3b49-4800-af5a-d1ba7d726a0c] Happy Friday. Here's advance notice that Gale will release a new product for middle school grade levels (6-8) in late spring, and Oregon will switch over to the new offering in the summer. This yet-to-be-named database will bring together content from and replace the following databases: Discovering Collection, Junior Reference Collection, Student Resource Center Junior (different from Student Resources In Context, which is not changing), and InfoTrac Junior. The new middle school database will feature a modern interface and tool set consistent with Gale?s In Context products. Content will be cross-disciplinary, focusing on core curriculum areas of literature, science, and U.S. and world history. Features will also include alignment to curriculum standards and a mobile responsive design. Please give appropriate staff a heads up about this major Gale update. Questions? Please ask. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon May 4 12:30:33 2015 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 19:30:33 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] =?utf-8?q?Webinar=3A__What_Does_=27Diversity_in_Children?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99s_and_YA_Literature=27_Really_Mean=3F_=28Tue=2C_5/12?= =?utf-8?q?=29?= Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2452A8F97B@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> I thought many of you may be interested in the following free webinar on Tuesday, May 12th that discusses what do we talk about when we talk about ?diversity? and what qualities and criteria should librarians consider. To register go here: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&eventid=981797&sessionid=1&key=544E2F185AC0A20A00169FC5147DF338&partnerref=SLJEmailemail2diversity150512&sourcepage=register For more information go here: http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/rif/10574/s-037e-1505/-/l-00ac:1d38/l-00ac/showPreparedMessage?sid=viiIWmA5O Questions? Send an email to: ljevents at mediasourceinc.com Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 Follow us: [cid:image004.png at 01D0358C.4523C4D0] [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] [Picture] From: Webcast Alert - School Library Journal [mailto:sljemail at schoollibraryjournal.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 12:09 PM To: Katie Anderson Subject: What Does 'Diversity in Children?s and YA Literature' Really Mean? You are receiving this promotional email as a subscriber to School Library Journal or one of our eNewsletters. Email not displaying properly? View it in your web browser For customer support, or to stop receiving future offers from School Library Journal, please scroll to the bottom for instructions. [School Library Journal Webcasts] Diverse Voices: A Discussion on Crafting Fiction, Nonfiction, and Audiobooks that Reflect and Celebrate Diversity Tuesday, May 12, 2015 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT As the We Need Diverse Books? campaign has gained momentum, librarians are increasingly looking for ways to integrate, highlight, and share diverse books and audio books with the students and patrons in their libraries. But what do we talk about when we talk about ?diversity?? What qualities and criteria should librarians consider? Attendees will come away with a deeper, richer understanding of what diversity in children?s and YA literature means and a better appreciation for how authors and illustrators create authentic stories. Join authors Sharon M. Draper, Jason Reynolds, Christy Hale, and Sandra Moore, along with librarian Thom Barthelmess, and SLJ editor Kiera Parrott for a conversation about diversity in kid and YA lit. Register now! Panelists Sharon Draper - Five-time Coretta Scott King award-winner, author of Stella by Starlight (Atheneum). Jason Reynolds - Winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent and author of When I Was the Greatest and The Boy in the Black Suit (S. & S.). Christy Hale - Award-winning illustrator; illustrator of Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building and the forth-coming The Cambodian Dancer: Sophany?s Gift of Hope (Tuttle). Sandra Moore - Debut author of The Peace Tree from Hiroshima: The Little Bonsai with a Big Story (Tuttle). 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She could not co-present because of a schedule conflict, but she supplied the science portion of the PowerPoint and tutored me on NGSS 101. :) A librarian in the session wondered if there was a list of science topics that students study by grade level. The short answer is yes and no. After the conference, I asked Jamie for input, and she said, "The new standards are integrated throughout the K-8 levels. This means that are all [science] content areas are being addressed at every grade level. High school can be implemented as integrated or as subject-specific content (e.g. life, physical, earth, space, etc.)." That said, viewing the PDF versions of NGSS by grade level will help provide a clearer picture of how integrated topics are broken down. The Oregon Department of Education has PDFs for individual grade levels and, of course, there are resources on NextGenScience.org. Pay attention to information in the orange column labeled Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI). http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1577 http://www.nextgenscience.org/search-standards-dci http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards Jamie sent me the criteria that will be used during the formal ODE process of identifying instructional materials that can be used in Oregon K-12 schools to support the science standards. See attached. That identification process is slated for the summer of 2016. Here are four suggestions for library staff who want to develop their science collections with the goal of supporting students and educators with NGSS: * Consult with school staff to see where they might have a focus or needs. * Consult with school library staff to see what is available there. * Check the NGSS science topics and the ODE science pages for curricular information related to the targeted grade levels. * Refer to the collection development resources listed in the PowerPoint. If you have questions, please ask. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn. FOLLOW US: [facebookSmall.png] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Katie From: Katie Anderson Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 10:47 AM To: r2r-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: Observation tools--draft for you to try out this year Hi Ready to Read Grantees, For those of you doing observations to evaluate your 2015 Ready to Read Grant, attached is the first draft observation tools for you to try out. Please email suggestions for improvements to me at anytime. Remember, I'm creating an evaluation toolkit for the 2016 Reading for Success/Ready to Read Grant. It will include observation tools, survey tools, and interview tools. The first and second draft of the survey tools have already been sent out for you to try. I hope to send you the first draft of the interview tools next month. My goal is to have the evaluation toolkit finalized and online by January 1, 2016 when you start your next grant-funded projects. Please note that the evaluation toolkit includes tips, templates, and ideas for you to use to create your own evaluation. 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Message-ID: <5555BFC80200000D0005C34E@GWGate.cityofsalem.net> Greetings young adult librarians and graphic novel lovers, The deadline for submitting titles for this year?s Graphic Rave list is swiftly approaching and we need some more nominations, particularly in the manga category! Take a look at this list, see if your favorite GN from last year is on it and then nominate any other favorite title. Deadline is June 1st, so please send your nominations to markr at wccls.org. Take a look at some of our guidelines below if you need to. Needs to have been published between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015. 1. A wide variety of genres is desirable. It may include fantasy, suspense, mystery, historical fiction, science fiction, romance, sports, adventure, animal stories, growing up, contemporary realism, poetry and non-fiction. A title may fulfill more than one criterion. The following will be mandatory each year: 1. At least one non-fiction title 2. 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FOLLOW US: [facebookSmall.png] From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jessica Rondema Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:44 AM To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Student Wins National Honor Award in Letters About Literature Contest [State seal2][title] Kate Brown, Governor State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 (503) 378-4243 FAX (503) 588-7119 TTY (503) 378-4334 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library (503) 378-5011 May 20, 2015 OREGON STUDENT WINS NATIONAL HONOR AWARD IN LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CONTEST Hannah DesChamp, a sophomore at North Eugene High School, was selected as a National Honor Award recipient for her 2015 Letters About Literature entry. Hannah wrote a powerful letter to Pablo Neruda about how she connected with his poem, "I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You." She will receive a $200 check from the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, and her letter will be featured on the national Letters About Literature website (http://www.read.gov/letters/). Oregon's Letters About Literature honorees, including Hannah, were recognized at an awards celebration at the Oregon State Library, and their letters are posted on the Oregon Letters About Literature website (http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx). To participate in Letters About Literature, students read a book, poem, play, or speech and write to the author, still living or not, detailing how the text affected them personally or changed their world view. The following Oregon children and teens were recognized at the state level for their letters: Level I (4th-6th Grades) Winner: Vicky Siah, Beaverton Runner-Up: Sophie Ong, Beaverton Honorable Mentions: Aletha Lengkong, Eugene; Mia Cremona, Lake Oswego; Cameron Iizuka, Lake Oswego; Phoebe Garrett, Lake Oswego; Amala Rajagopal, Beaverton Level II (7th-8th Grades) Winner: Sophie Ciurlik Rittenbaum, Medford Runner-Up: Madeleine Adriance, Portland Honorable Mentions: Chloe Scribner, Corvallis; Ashleen Smith, Madras; Soumik Chakraborty, Portland; Noah Kurzenhauser, Milwaukie; Zora Kurenhauser, Milwaukie Level III (9th-12th Grades) Winner: Hannah DesChamp, Eugene Runner-Up: Khiarica Rasheed, Portland Honorable Mentions: Sam Arnot, Portland; Mariah Jacobs, Sherwood; Autumn Grube, Keizer The 105 semi-finalists from around the state were honored separately. Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Local cosponsors are the Oregon Center for the Book at the State Library, the Oregon Reading Association, and three divisions of the Oregon Library Association: Children's Services Division, Oregon Young Adult Network, and Oregon Association of School Libraries. All but the Oregon Center for the Book contribute money to provide prizes. Out of about 50,000 entries nationally, 1,069 came from Oregon children and teenagers. Level I of the contest is open to students in grades 4 through 6, Level II to students in grades 7 and 8, and Level III to students in grades 9 through 12. All entries are sent to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress to be screened, and letters that make it through that round are sent to Letters About Literature program coordinators in participating states. This year, 124 letters made it through the national screening to be judged in Oregon. Locally, judges are selected by the program coordinator at the State Library, and those judges select a winner, runner-up, and potential honorable mentions for each contest level. In Oregon, anyone whose letter makes it through the national screening but does not place in the state is considered a semi-finalist. As a final step, the winning letter from each of the three levels for all participating states advances to be judged at the national level. Oregon students traditionally do well at the national level. All Oregon honorees receive a certificate from the Oregon Center for the Book. Additionally, first place winners each receive $100, runners-up $50, honorable mentions a $25 bookstore gift card, and semi-finalists a $10 bookstore gift card. These were the Oregon judges: Level I: author Dawn Prochovnic, children's librarian Kathy Viemeister, and school librarian Erin Fitzpatrick-Bjorn; Level II: author Pamela Smith Hill, youth librarian Ann SeCoy, and school librarian Shelby Linn; Level III: author Nancy Osa, youth librarian Violeta Garza, and retired school librarian Marlene Lee. ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 9216 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image006.png Type: image/png Size: 2735 bytes Desc: image006.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The databases that were consolidated will be removed from Oregon accounts as of July 1st. Watch the Gale webinar calendar and tutorials page for opportunities to learn more about Research In Context, starting sometime in June. FYI, Research In Context will be targeted to students in grades 6-8 while Student Resources In Context is geared towards students in grades 9-12. Questions? Please ask. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn. FOLLOW US: [facebookSmall.png] Links: Click on PowerSearch: http://secondary.oslis.org/find-information Gale blog: http://blog.gale.com/support-middle-school-researchers-with-engaging-new-resource/ Research In Context Product Page: http://gale.com/researchincontext Research In Context FAQ: http://emktg.cengage.com/emarketing/Spring_15/Gale_ResearchInContext/ResearchInContext_FAQ.pdf Webinars: http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/webinars/ Tutorials: http://solutions.cengage.com/gale-training/on-demand-tutorials/product-list/ From: OYAN [mailto:oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jennifer Maurer Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 7:34 AM To: oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [OYAN] Middle School Alert: Gale's InfoTrac Junior to Merge with Other Databases to Form New Product [cid:5414a637-3b49-4800-af5a-d1ba7d726a0c] Happy Friday. Here's advance notice that Gale will release a new product for middle school grade levels (6-8) in late spring, and Oregon will switch over to the new offering in the summer. This yet-to-be-named database will bring together content from and replace the following databases: Discovering Collection, Junior Reference Collection, Student Resource Center Junior (different from Student Resources In Context, which is not changing), and InfoTrac Junior. The new middle school database will feature a modern interface and tool set consistent with Gale's In Context products. Content will be cross-disciplinary, focusing on core curriculum areas of literature, science, and U.S. and world history. Features will also include alignment to curriculum standards and a mobile responsive design. Please give appropriate staff a heads up about this major Gale update. Questions? Please ask. 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Message-ID: <5565B8F70200000D0005C5A7@GWGate.cityofsalem.net> The graphic rave deadline is approaching on June 1st. We have several new suggestions on the list. Thanks to everyone who nominated a title or two. We?re looking pretty good with the Manga suggestions now. We have a little time to suggest more titles, so nominate your favorites. If anyone has books from Northwest publishers (Oni, Dark Horse, Fantagraphics) to include, please suggest them. Thanks, Mark Mark D. Richardson Young Adult and Reference Librarian Cedar Mill Library 12505 NW Cornell Rd. Suite #13 Portland, OR 97229 503-644-0043 ( tel:5036440043) x131 markr at wccls.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Librarians Edith Campbell, Sarah Park Dahlen, Sujei Lugo, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Debbie Reese, and Ebony Elizabeth Thomas worked together to create a diverse summer reading list: * Here is a link to the diverse booklist in blog format with images of the book covers and hyperlinks to a vendor they can be purchased from if you want to purchase them. * Here is a link to the same diverse booklist in printable format with no images and full title information. Enjoy! Katie Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 Follow us: [cid:image004.png at 01D0358C.4523C4D0] [http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg] [Picture] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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