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***apologies for cross postings*** Dear school librarians, school library lovers, and everyone who enjoys great scholarship, The new issue of School Libraries Worldwide (January 2013; vol. 19, no. 1) is now available. The table of contents is below. Each issue an exciting blend of excellent research about information and information professionals in schools throughout the world. This issue, we feature authors from Canada, Slovenia, Kuwait, Philippines, and the U.S. Each issue includes a public access article. Members can access all of the articles online and shortly. All SLW articles are also available through major databases like ProQuest, WilsonWeb, and EBSCOHost. We hope you enjoy them! Please stay tuned for vol. 19, no. 2, coming in summer 2013. Best regards, Marcia Mardis Nancy Everhart Public access web link http://www.iasl-online.org/pubs/slw/jan2013.htm<http://www.iasl-online.org/pubs/slw/july2011.htm> Members access web link http://www.iasl-online.org/login_register?callback=%2Fmembers%2Fslw%2Fjan2013.htm<http://www.iasl-online.org/slw-volume17/> Table of Contents * Editorial: “I Appreciate You in Advance”: Outsiders, Outliers, and Safety in the School Library Marcia A. Mardis, The Florida State University, USA * The Researcher’s Perspective: From Face-to-Face to Distance Education: The Story of Two Canadian School Library Educators Jennifer Branch & Joanne de Groot University of Alberta, Canada * The Insider: School Librarians as Part of a Blended Professional Learning Community for Student Teacher Development in Technology Integratio Rebecca D. Hunt & Lara Luetkehans,Northern Illinois University, USA * The Role of University of Maribor Library in Library Information Literacy Training of High School Students Kristina Šrot, Branka Čagran, & Milena Ivanuš Grmek, University of Maribor, Slovenia * Comparison of Private and Public School Library Services in Kuwait: A Case Study Taghreed M. AlQudsi-ghabra, Ammar H. Safar, & Nedaa M. Qabazard, Kuwait University, Kuwait * Investigating an International Exchange of Best Practices Between German and American Teacher Librarians Melissa P. Johnston, The University of Alabama, USA * Cougar Readers: Piloting a Library-Based Intervention for Struggling Readers Nancy F. Knapp, University of Georgia, USA * An Exploration of the Benefits of an Indigenous Community Learning Center’s Mini-school library Gianina Cabanilla, University of the Philippines, Philippines * School Library eBook Providers and Spanish Language Equity: An Analysis of eBook Collections Available to School Libraries Andrea Paganelli& Cynthia Houston, Western Kentucky University, USA * Guided Inquiry Projects: Enrichment for Gifted Pupils Urška Repinc & Primož Južnič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia * Examining the Hidden Ideologies within Cultural Competence Discourses among Library and Information Science (LIS) Students: Implications for School Library Pedagogy Kafi D. Kumasi, Wayne State University, USA Renee F. Hill, Syracuse University, USA --- Marcia A. Mardis Assistant Professor, CCI SLIS Associate Director, The PALM Center #1 U.S. School Library Media Program 2013-2014 iSchool@The Florida State University [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>