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Creating a workshop or article on ethics is incredibly difficult. Not only must one assume to follow the ethical road, but must also speak to participants or readers who may not feel the same. Embracing the ethical precepts that frame and color everything done in the library is the mountaintop experience in becoming a librarian. This article will focus on the responsibilities of librarians and the premise of ethics in school librarianship. The author starts by discussing the ethical framework of a profession and providing background on the beginnings of ethics. Furthermore, she proceeds by enumerating the codes of professional ethics and how they apply in library science. In conclusion, the author attempts to provide details on the premise of ethics in school librarianship by citing standards for school library programs, the effect of ethical codes of the American Library Association and the concept of ethics in general.

Forecasts library science trends in the United States. Libraries' role in boosting student achievement; Ideas on library management offered in the January 1, 1999 issue of `The Book Report'; School library media programs.

This article discusses two books, "Sears List of Subject Headings, 18th Edition" published by H.W. Wilson and "Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index, 14th Edition" published by OCLC. Significant additions to the 300s Social Science section include new numbers for health care institutions, control of persons and weapons, vocational and distance education, certain holidays such as Kwanzaa, and adoption. The 600s Technology sections finds new numbers for military aircraft and nautical craft, among others. The 18th Sears retains its scope of not providing an exhaustive list of headings, but rather a framework and patterns through which librarians can put additional headings as needed.

The article focuses on the laws in library science, highlighting the 1931 book "The Five Laws of Library Science," by S. R. Ranganathan. She proposes that librarians to broaden their outlook on library science and notes that doing little editing to Ranganathan's laws could help rethink the mission of librarians. She then discusses the importance of media as libraries grow to encompass the expanded knowledge. Moreover, she opines that school libraries would be foolish to not embrace media for student use, despite its evidence of efficient and effective mediated learning.

The article presents questions and answers related to library media centers in the United States. A reader wants to begin podcasting in his library media center but is having difficulty locating background music with the ability to podcast/broadcast. Another asks where he should go if he finds a school district is in violation of copyright laws. One reader wants to know about companies that edit R-rated movies and then sell the edited version. He has been referred to Cleanflicks.com, Editmymovies.com, and Familyflix.net.

The author comments on the role of librarians as an education leader. She discusses "visionary leadership" as the key to transforming education for the digital generation. The author suggests that the librarian is at the center of digital materials that enthrall digital natives, with a collection of computers and software, and access to databases and streaming media. The article also highlights the 2006 National Educational Computing Conference wherein attendees were asked what they think is the most essential element for transforming education for the digital generation.

The article traces the development of the "Library Media Connection (LMC)" as its publishing company, Linworth Publishing Inc., celebrates 25th anniversary in the 2006-2007 school year. Before LMC, three periodicals were published with different emphases. There was "The Book Report," with practical advice written by secondary school librarians for secondary school librarians. "Library Talk" took the idea of peer sharing from the "Book Report" and adapted it to an elementary focus. "Technology Connection" supported the considerable need for peer-to-peer information sharing among library and technology specialists. From the need to incorporate the best from the three resources, LMC emerged covering the whole spectrum of topics once divided among its predecessors.

This article focuses on a press release about the values-friendly issues advancing at state level in the United States. The press release tells of a conservative political group that plans to put banner ads on Web pages advancing political causes and take other broad action in the light of the fall 2004 election. In Texas conservative Christians are advancing an amendment to block human cloning, in Georgia social conservatives are working on limiting abortion, and in Kansas conservative advocates won a majority on limiting abortion. This article discusses the implications of the values-friendly issues for librarians in the country.

Presents a question and answer advisory regarding the copyrights of new teaching materials in libraries in the U.S. Questions on the legitimacy of the archival copy of school band music; Recognition of the court rule on art masterpiece and museum brochure; Legality of the use of a teacher-owned copy of educational films.

Comments on the responsibility of librarians to students who are good readers but choose not to read for pleasure in the U.S. Definition of reading; Comparison of reading and other habits; Duties of a librarian.

Sustainability is a significant concept of any library project. It is necessary to train the librarian, the teachers, and the students on the library system that we are installing for them. Few materials have been cataloged appropriately, though a significant effort has been spent to bring some form of organization to the collection. Taking a collection from haphazard data entry to standards-compliant, accurate data entry is a significant step. Probably the biggest hurdle is to train the librarian to enter and manage the system and continue data entry.

Presents a collection of facts about library science. Number of jobs posted during the conference of the American Library Association in 2001; Publication of an objective assessment of Internet filters by `eSchool News'; Trend noted at several large library and technology conferences.