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The Spring 2011 issue of
YALSA's Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (JRLYA) is now
available at http://yalsa.ala.org/jrlya. Articles in
this issue include:
· Editor’s Message from Sandra
Hughes-Hassell
· “More Powerful than a
Locomotive: Using Graphic Novels to Motivate Struggling Male Adolescent Readers,”
by Karen Gavigan
· “Are All Lists Created Equal? Diversity
in Award-Winning and Bestselling Young Adult Fiction,” by Casey H. Rawson
· YALSA Research Committee Poster
Session, by Sandra Hughes-Hassell
The open source, peer
reviewed Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults is published
four times a year by the Young Adult Library Services
Association. Its purpose is to enhance the development of theory, research,
and practices to support young adult library services.
JRLYA promotes and publishes high quality
original research concerning the informational and developmental needs of young
adults; the management, implementation, and evaluation of library services for
young adults; and other critical issues relevant to librarians who work with
young adults. The journal also includes literary and cultural analysis of
classic and contemporary writing for young adults.
To submit an article,
please read our author guidelines and contact the editor, Sandra
Hughes-Hassell, at [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask].
-Beth
Beth Yoke, Executive Director
Young Adult Library Services
Association
50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611
1.800.545.2433 x4391
fax: 312.280.5276
Get guidelines & tools for
teen library services at
http://tinyurl.com/YALSAguides