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Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V2n3, November 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Newsletter

In This Issue:

-- Join Us in the Circle
-- Teen Read Week, Hunger Games
-- Congratulations! Winner of the Family Weekend Drawing
-- Pubic Fax Service
-- Lost and Found - We've got it!

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V2n2, September 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

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In This Issue:

-- Go Team!
-- Assignment Calculator
-- Do You Twitter?
-- ABI/INFORM Global Goes Complete
-- Microsoft Office 2007 Available

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V2n1, June 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Newsletter

In This Issue:

-- UNISTAR
-- Rod Library Multipurpose Room
-- WAVES Come Ashore at UNI
-- New Library Website Coming this Summer
-- Graphic Novels

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V1n5, March 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Newsletter

In This Issue:

-- 1-Click
-- Renew Books Online
-- Rod Library on YouTube
-- March Displays
-- My Reading History

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V1n4, January 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Newsletter

In This Issue:

-- My Library Account - Preferred Searches
-- Expanding the DVD Collection
-- Art & Music Collection
-- Collaborative Study Spaces
-- Favorite 4 for Freshmen

A Case Study Of A Rural Iowa School Preparing To Meet New State Guidelines For School Libraries, Karla Steege Krueger

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

A qualitative case study highlighting one rural Iowa elementary school provided insight into the issue of small schools without library programs as they are preparing to meet the Iowa reinstatement of the requirement for school library programs. The site was purposefully chosen because it has been operating without a school library program or professional teacher-librarian district-wide. All eight teachers and the nonendorsed library associate from one elementary school participated in either a focus group or semistructured interviews. The four district administrators were interviewed individually. Related documents were consulted. This study examined the status of the school library program, analyzed the …

Princesses Persevere: Seeking Representations Of Gender Equity In Modern Fairy Tales, Erin Becker Mcconnell

Graduate Research Papers

Children today are expected to work seamlessly in a group dynamic in efforts toward a common goal. Children's literature in the 21st century may not reflect this characteristic, especially in regards to equality of gendered characters. This research examined the presence of equity among characters in the 21st century children's fairy tales, exhibited by collaboration in both mixed and same-gendered relationships. The researcher approached the literature in a qualitative manner, coding the text using a constant comparative method, while also describing the nuances of character relationships in regards to collaboration. Findings revealed that while gender equity was exhibited through examples …

Only One Quarterback, Stacey Galles

Graduate Research Papers

Only One Quarterback is a concept book about the game of football using photographs from the Remsen-Union Rocket football program introducing preschool children to the basic concepts of football and relating those concepts to the numbers they are learning. Each number introduces a different football concept. The text is written for the comprehension of preschool children. The words and photographs work together to give a full picture of the football concepts. The book is designed to help children become interested in reading and learning about the game of football. There are few football counting books written especially for preschool children. …