For immediate release | July 17, 2015

Deadline extended: AASL’s Educators of School Librarians Section call for papers

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CHICAGO – The Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS) of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites submissions for proposals for papers on original research focusing on school library practice or school librarianship. Selected papers will be presented in a concurrent session at the AASL 17th National Conference & Exhibition to be held from Nov. 5-8, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. In addition, the selected papers will be automatically considered for publication in School Library Research (SLR) (pending the journal's peer review process).

The national conference session will focus on research interpretations of the conference theme, “Experience Education Evolution.” More information about the AASL conference can be found at .

Submissions may include, but are not limited to, the following themes:

  • School Librarians as Leaders of Education Evolution or School Reform
  • Content Learning Integrated with Digital Literacy Skills
  • Integration of School Library Standards and Science or Social Studies Standards
  • Inquiry Learning in the Age of Academic Standards
  • Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning
  • Collaborative Learning in the School Library or Learning Commons
  • School Librarians as Co-Teachers
  • School Librarians as Manager of Today’s School Libraries
  • College and Career Readiness for Today’s Learners

Proposals for papers which report preliminary findings on research in progress should be submitted no later than 11:59 EST on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. The proposals should be within a 1,500 word limit using APA style and submitted in electronic form to Rebecca Morris at rjmorris@uncg.edu. The authors of the three selected proposals will be contacted by Monday, August 24. The authors will then be required to submit the full 5,000 word paper by Monday, October 5.

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