School Library Media Activities Monthly will make every effort to encourage the participation of its readership in developing the contents of the magazine. It is our feeling that thousands of creative ideas for teaching library media/information literacy skills are already in use all over the country, and it is our genuine desire to serve as a vehicle for the distribution of these successful teaching ideas. Toward that end, we will welcome unsolicited manuscripts and contributions to all columns and departments, as well as unsolicited feature articles. Naturally, the publishers will continue to develop large portions of the content based on long experience in developing and implementing library media programs, but we truly want to serve as a national forum for the exchange of ideas. Be assured that we will make every effort to publish your ideas and activities, on the theory that if they work well for you, they will work well for other library media specialists.
We must, of course, retain the right to make editorial changes to manuscripts in order to ensure that they conform to our format. Editing will, however, be done judiciously and we will try our best to remain true to your ideas. Whenever possible, we will publish your ideas and activities unedited. Always, your contributions will be properly attributed to you.
Send manuscripts to deborah.levitov@lu. com accompanied by an email Word attachment. Bibliographie citations should include at least the following information:
Print: author(s), title, publisher, year of publication.
Periodical Articles: author(s), title of article, name of publication, issue/date of publication, page numbers.
Videocassettes: title, length, publisher, year of publication.
Internet Sites: site name, site address (URL).
The following format guidelines for each of the sections of School Library Media Activities Monthly should help you write your contribution.
Feature Articles: Feature articles should be about some aspect of teaching library media skills or library media center practice related to skills instruction. In-text citations and reference lists, where appropriate, should conform to the bibliographic style of the Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, latest edition). A very short vita of the author should be included. Black-and-white photographs and/or Une drawings to illustrate content are welcomed.
Activities Almanac: Very brief descriptions of library media activities related to a particular day of the month (birthdays, holidays, historical events, etc.). Maximum of 150 words.
Into the Curriculum: The activities included in this section will be fully-developed and in lessonplan format, including the following components: library media skills objectives; curriculum (subject area) objectives; grade levels; resources (with complete bibliography information); instructional roles (e.g., what the teacher will do and what the library media specialist will do); full description of activity listing all procedures; all necessary reproducible teaching aids (transparency masters, ditto masters, etc.); all necessary line illustrations and/or illustrative photographs; and description of ways of evaluating student performance of objectives.
Information Skill of the Month: Ideas/activities that will help reinforce a skill that students have been introduced to and learned while using the library media center and while doing research (should be sent as an attachment with an explanation of application/use).
Sharing Skills: Brief descriptions of activities, ideas, and suggestions related to teaching information literacy skills or library media program development.
The Advocate: Articles related to advocacy for the library media center. Share how you have recruited others to be advocates for your program. Provide ideas for using PR or marketing to gain attention and support for the library media center.
School Library Media Activities Monthly warmly welcomes all of your contributions. Make it your magazine.
No comments:
Post a Comment