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<div><span style="color:black">My colleague, Jen Maurer, presented at the OLA Children’s Services Division meeting on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) a few
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">weeks ago.</span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:blue">
</span><span style="color:black">While there are CCSS for math and English language arts, the focus was on the latter.</span><span style="color:black"> We learned from her presentation that at least 50% of what elementary school students read
</span><span style="color:black">should be</span></span><span style="color:black"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> infor</span>mational text, in middle school it’s 55%, and by the end of high school it’s 70%. Informational texts are a sub-set
of non-fiction. For example, poetry and instructional texts (i.e. how-to books) are
<i>not</i> considered informational. These requirements are supposed to be fully implemented in all Oregon schools by the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Is your library’s circulating collection ready for this increase in demand for informational texts?</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The State Library has ordered the books on non-fiction collection development discussed at the CSD meeting so keep your eyes open for ‘New books…’ emails</span>.<span style="color:black"> In the mean time, here
are two books you can use now:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i>Nonfiction for Young Adults: From Delight to Wisdom</i> by
<span style="color:windowtext">Betty Carter <span style="">& Richard F. Abrahamson</span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i>From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children’s Books</i> by Kathleen Horning<span style="color:blue">
</span><span style="color:windowtext">(Newer edition is on order.)</span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><i>Reference sources and services for youth
</i>by Meghan Harper (includes section on developing a core reference collection)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><i>Crash course in collection development
</i>by Wayne Disher</li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bolding"><span style="color:black">If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your
library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at
</span></span><span style="color:navy"><a href="mailto:library.request@state.or.us" title="mailto:library.request@state.or.us" target="_blank">library.request@state.or.us</a></span><span class="bolding"><span style="color:blue"> </span><span style="color:black">or
(fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally
a single copy is purchases and it is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis.</span><span style="color:blue">
</span><span style="color:black">You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Do you know how to use online databases well enough to help students access the increased number of articles and primary documents they will need to do their homework?</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black">Learn which Kindergarten-12<sup>th</sup> Grade Gale databases to use when:
<a href="http://secondary.educator.oslis.org/find-information" target="_blank">http://secondary.educator.oslis.org/find-information</a> (scroll down to bottom of the page to click on link and open word.doc)<br>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black">Download and print ‘Tip Sheets’ <a href="http://support.gale.com/gale/cat.html?cat=1196" target="_blank">
http://support.gale.com/gale/cat.html?cat=1196</a> </li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black">For example, take a look at the Kids Info Bits Tip Sheet:
<a href="http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/searchtip/kidsInfobits_tip.pdf" target="_blank">
http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/searchtip/kidsInfobits_tip.pdf</a> </li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:windowtext">View short</span></span><span style="color:blue">
</span>FREE Gale online tutorials to learn more: <a href="http://www.cengagesites.com/Literature/790/gale-cengage-library-training/on-demand-training/" target="_blank">
http://www.cengagesites.com/Literature/790/gale-cengage-library-training/on-demand-training/</a>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black">Participate in a FREE upcoming Gale training webinar:
<a href="http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=cengagegale&" target="_blank">
http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=cengagegale&</a></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Learn more ways libraries can support students and schools as CCSS is implemented</span></b><span style="color:black"> by reading Jen’s PowerPoint:
<a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136" target="_blank">
http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Learn more about CCSS </span></b><span style="color:black">on the Oregon Department of Education’s website:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2860" target="_blank">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2860</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hopefully this will help you prepare your library to support student success in your community in the coming year. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Katie </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us" target="_blank">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</span></p>
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