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Item Taking Out the Trash: Or, a Discourse on Less Exalted Reading Material(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Derryberry, DakotaWhen my father finds me immersed in inferior reading material, he likes to tell me that I read too much candy, and that I ought to satisfy my craving instead with something more worthwhile and filling. What he means is that I read too much trash — space opera, genre fantasy, romance, even the occasional murder mystery — and not enough real literature, books with substance and meaning. While I acknowledge that my father might well have a point about the quality of the mass market paperbacks I devour at a positively alarming rate, I don’t see any problem. Literature is well and good, and when I’m bored and have an hour, I like to curl up in my mother’s pink rocking chair and read Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, Vladamir Nabokov, and others besides. There are other times, though, when I’m tired, stressed, or generally unhappy, and then trash fills its own less exalted but no less necessary niche in my life.Item Table of Contents(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana LibrariesItem Management Basics: Managing Generation X(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Wiethoff, CarolynToday’s workforce is dominated by two generations: “Baby Boomers”(“Boomers”), born between 1946 and 1964, and “Generation X” (“Gen Xers” or “Baby Busters”), born roughly between 1965 and 1979. A third generation is beginning to enter the workforce: Generation Y (“Nexters” or “The Internet Generation” or “The Echo Boomers”), the eldest of whom just turned 24(Rodriguez, Green & Ree, 2003). As is somewhat typical of intergenerational groups, there have been substantive misunderstandings between Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers. Gen Xers have been called everything from slackers to disloyal, from dumb to just plain bad (O’Bannon, 2001). Gen Yers, often called the “MTV Generation,” are portrayed with tattoos and multiple body piercings in most media outlets (Paul, 2001). On the other hand, Gen Xers categorize Boomers as managers that ignore ideas from employees, provide inconsistent or no feedback or recognition when it is due, and adopt “do it because I said so” management (Zemke, Raines & Filipczak, 2000). The failure to recognize and acknowledge differences between Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers can result in miscommunication, misunderstandings, and harsh feelings, creating dysfunctional supervisor-employee relationships. The purpose of this article is to provide insight into Generation X and Generation Y in order to help Boomers understand their younger colleagues.Item Gender Issues in Young Adult Literature(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Jacobs, KathrynWhether we are expanding our lives through knowledge or imagination, there is no doubt that reading plays a crucial role in this process. Largely because of this, reading continues to be one of the most highly debated components in the education of our children. When they are young we argue the best way to teach children to read. Once we’ve taught them how, the arguments turn to the best way to actually get them do it. Any educator or librarian knows you can lead teens to a book but you can’t make them read it. So we do everything from forcing them to read (mandatory school reading times) to bribery (reading incentive programs). Yet, in our quest to persuade young adults to read, we may sometimes forget that it is also important what they read and what they take away from the experience.Item Indiana Libraries Submission Guidelines(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana LibraryItem From the Editor's Desktop(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Burek Pierce, JenniferThis general issue of Indiana Libraries focuses on Youth and Reading. A recent survey of Indiana Libraries readers indicates this is an area some would like to read more about. While youth services librarians are likely to find these articles most immediately relevant to their working lives, I’m hopeful that these essays will offer librarians in all venues insights into their patrons’ lives as readers. These authors delve into the types of books, programming, and issues that have constituted patrons’ experiences with libraries and reading during their formative years.Item Boys and Reading Motivation(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Woodson, AngieAs a children’s librarian, I am painfully aware of how outnumbered the male population is at our library. The girls flock to the American Girls, Junie B. Jones, and Olsen Twins series. The boys trudge in with their mothers and grudgingly ask to see their accelerated reader list. At some point in time, boys lose the enthusiasm they once had for Clifford the Big Red Dog and become reluctant, almost embarrassed to be caught with a book in their hands. The issue of boys and literacy is in need of some serious attention. We all like to complain, discuss and berate the fact that we never see boys reading, but what are the real issues and how can we as librarians work toward improving the situation?Item Indiana's Children's Book Award: The Young Hoosier Book Award(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Kee, Lee AnnWhat do the books The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein and illustrated by Matt Faulkner, Ghost Cadet by Elaine Marie Alphin, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares have in common? They were all 2004 winners of the Young Hoosier Book Award. The Young Hoosier Book Award Program (YHBA) allows children throughout the state of Indiana to read a variety of books and vote for their favorite one.Item Toe Dogs, Elbow Cats, and Picture Books: Combining Literature, Love of Animals, and Theatre in the Public Library Venue(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Sigety, Lori CaskeyLast year, my manager and I engaged in several fun conversations about the differences between cats and dogs. Although we adore both felines and canines, she is the proud parent of a greyhound and I live with two cats. Somehow our creative sessions merged into an idea of writing a play about cats and dogs. Although the concept of canine and feline rivalry has been used many times before, we wanted to put our own twist on the idea. We wanted the show to be big, fun and silly but with a message. We also wanted kids to associate the fun program with the library.Item Informal Reading Reflections on YA Novels(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) McClellan, Rachael; Smith, Raenell; Smith, Tom
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