What we know about nonfiction and young adult readers and what we need to do about it

Nonfiction for young adults is enjoying a rebirth of interest among publishers, librarians, and teachers with the emergence of an approach that uses facts as information to be shared with children trying to make sense of their world. Reading interest studies disclose patterns in young readers' preferences in nonfiction. Suggestions are offered to encourage the reading of nonfiction, to help teachers use these books effectively in classroom discussion, and to help select nonfiction for reading aloud. He has been president of the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly on Adolescent Literature. He and Betty Carter edited the 1988 edition ofBooks for You: A Senior High Booklist for NCTE, and the two also publishedNonfiction for Young Adults: From Delight to Wisdom from Oryx Press. Address for correspondence: Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204. Betty Carter, a former junior high reading teacher and school librarian, is now an assistant professor at Texas Woman's University in the School of Library and Information Studies, where she teaches classes in young adult and children's literature. She has chaired the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults Committee and is president-elect of NCTE's Assembly on Adolescent Literature.     

What master do we want? What master do we need?

Over the last few decades, archival education has increasingly been successful in obtaining an autonomous position within the university. In order to strengthen this position there is need for more quality research output, but this should not be left to Faculty: the archival profession as a whole should be research-oriented. The author argues that modern definitions of a professional and modern developments in didactics will enable archival education to deliver modern, professional and research-oriented archivists.     

What every medical librarian should know about MEDLINEplus

Developed in response to a growing need for consumer health information and to extend awareness of quality health information resources available on the Internet, MEDLINEplus was introduced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in October 1998. This article gives a brief history and overview of MEDLINEplus and describes the content of this full-text consumer health information resource.     

美国记者使用无人机的新法规

8月29日,由美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)发布的管理小型无人飞行器(UAS)即无人机使用的新法规生效.其中一些新变化,让记者在日常生活中更容易将无人机拍摄镜头纳入到自己的工作中.但是,你能够使用无人机并不意味着你应该使用无人机.《哥伦比亚新闻学评论》采访了无人机新闻实验室创始人马特·怀特、密苏里州无人机新闻项目的比尔·阿伦和里克·肖,请他们回答了有关无人机技术的一些基本问题.     

Mapping the journal publishing landscape: how much do we know?

In debates about journals, their publishers and the future of both, it is important to be clear about what we are discussing. In this article, the sparse existing literature is surveyed, and original sources examined to provide further detail. The membership lists of six leading publishing associations, and the websites of their members, were also studied. More than half of all peer‐reviewed journals in Ulrich's are published by or on behalf of/in association with nonprofit organizations. Other than the top few commercial publishers, there is little difference in size between the two types; the ‘long tail’ of publishers are small and therefore vulnerable, and yet most are not represented by any trade association. The majority of journals come from the USA or the UK. Nonprofits launch fewer new journals, but are also less likely to close journals. The quality advantage of nonprofit journals may be reducing, but nonprofit journals still predominate among the most highly cited journals.     

澳新书刊巡回展见闻点滴

经新闻出版总署批准,由中国出版对外贸易总公司主办的"澳大利亚、新西兰中国书刊巡回展览"于2003年11月13日至22日分别在澳大利亚的悉尼和新西兰的奥克兰举行,中国参展团一行于2003年11月12日至11月23日期间,分赴澳大利亚和新西兰参展.在全团同志的共同努力下,比较圆满地完成了本次书展任务,达到了预期目的.     

What do freshmen really know about research? Assess before you teach

The paper describes an effort to assess the information literacy skills of first year college students. An instrument was developed and information was gathered on students' experience and comfort in conducting library research as well as their perceived competence with specific information literacy skills. In addition, students completed a skills test to assess specific knowledge and skills relating to information literacy. Entering freshmen generally self-reported their skills to be less than “excellent.” This finding was supported by the results of the skills test. Strengths and weaknesses in information literacy skills are reported as well as implications for librarians who assess and teach these skills to students.     

What do they know?: An assessment of undergraduate library skills

This article, which examines variables affecting scores on a test of library skills, finds that the frequency with which students receive assignments requiring library research is the best predictor of a score. The unevenness is students' research skills has implications for bibliographic instruction.     

图书馆咨询工作向"麦肯锡"学什么?--团队管理与客户管理

图书馆咨询工作虽然开展了很多年，但影响不大、成果不明显，主要原因是图书馆咨询队伍本身的管理与咨询用户(客户)的管理没有到位，本从咨询员的团队管理和客户管理二方面作了一些论述。     

留住优质稿源我们该做什么?——以中医药期刊为例

我国长期存在科研人员将优质稿件发表在国外期刊的现象,作为学术共同体的一部分,期刊出版单位要切实承担起办刊人的责任,留住优质稿源.本文以中医药学科期刊为例,介绍科技期刊工作者可以通过宣传论文发表在国内期刊的利好政策,弘扬科学家的家国情怀,培育优秀作者团队,宣传国内科技期刊,提升期刊建设和编辑出版能力等措施引导我国科研人员将研究成果发表在国内期刊,进一步吸引全世界的优秀稿件,发表全球顶级科研成果.     

出路在何方:中国科协赴荷兰科技期刊考察团有感

通过与荷兰爱思唯尔、威科两大出版集团进行深层次的座谈,考察其有关编辑出版、期刊管理、电子数据平台建设等流程,研讨出版物的未来发展方向以及双方的出版合作与交流,探讨我国科技期刊的发展之路。