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Item Filtering Software That Libraries Use(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Indiana Libraries Submission Guidelines(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Notes(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Forthcoming Issues of Indiana Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Sustained Silent Reading: What Could it Look Like in Your School?(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Moser, Anne Marie"Reading is a skill for life, and if students do not learn to enjoy reading, they are cheated of a vital part of their education." -Steve Gardiner. Enjoy reading? Unless we are living within a bubble of enthusiastic student readers, the answer to this question may be a resounding "no." Children who love to read seem to enjoy it almost inherently, while most other students tend to become distant whan asked to read, whether it is for class or for pleasure. How can we, then, as school librarians engage out students and partner with teachers to help students enjoy reading?Item Multicultural Literature: An Overview of Best Practices(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Rempala, Ellen S.The value of using multicultural literature in the educational setting has gained much support in the last few decades. At the same time, the exact meaning of multicultural literature, while having been debated and discussed, has not reached "consensus." These two facts create an interesting dilemma: while many educators want to incorporate literature from diverse cultures into their curricula, they are unsure of how best to accomplish this integration. Perhaps, initially reluctant because of their unfamiliarity with the representative cultures, teachers' hesitations are further fueled by the dynamic nature of the genre. This is all very understandable. And while I will not cover this continuing debate over definition, for the purposes of this article, my definition of multicultural literature will be borrowed from Glazier and Seo -- that is, those writings "that represent voices typically omitted from the traditional canon." The terms "multicultural literature" and "culturally diverse literature" will also be used interchangeably.Item In Step With Indiana Authors... This Month Featuring an Interview With Michael Koryta(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Comer, Alberta DavisIt is appropriate that the inaugural issue of this column features an author whose first book was published when he was 21. Michael Koryta's first novel, Tonight I Said Goodbye, published a mere two years ago, has won two prestigious awards, the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Best First Private Eye Novel award in 2003, before publication, and the Great Lakes Book Award for Mystery/Intrigue in September 2005. His book was also a finalist for the Edgar award for best first novel. His new book, Sorrow's Anthem, should be out in February and he is hard at work on a third novel.Item Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies and Indiana Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Archer, J. DouglasPeace, Justice, and Conflict Studies (hereafter referred to simply as peace studies) is one of the younger academic disciplines having its origins in the aftermath of World War II. And, believe it or not, it has many of its roots right here in Indiana. In 1948 Manchester College pioneered the first undergraduate peace studies program in America followed closely by Goshen and Earlham Colleges. These three programs now cooperate in the Lily-funded Plowshares project. (Details of this innovative initiative are available at its website http://www.plowsharesproject.org/) Indiana is such a magnet for peace studies as a discipline and profession that both the Peace and Justice Studies Association and the Historic Peace Church conferences were held in Goshen and Indianapolis respectively in 2005.Item To Russia... With Books, Archives, and Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Leach-Murray, SusanIt is difficult to believe that just a few months ago I took an amazing trip to Russia. I visited both Moscow and St. Petersburg in July 2005. Spending five days in each city, the demanding schedule consisted of visits to libraries, museums, archives, and other famous tourist attractions. I hope that this brief trip description will give you some insight into the amazing features of Moscow and St. Petersburg, especially libraries and archives, and will inspire you to visit someday.Item Cover(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana Libraries