Issue No 30 Winter 2010

Welcome to Issue No 30 of ‘School Libraries in View’.
This issue features articles on ‘Paradoxes of Young People’s Information Behaviour, ‘Creating a Website through Collaboration’, ‘Professionalism, Success and Influence’ and ‘Exam Revision for the Nintendo Wii and DS Generation: some useful GCSE Websites on the Internet’.
Many thanks to the contributors, especially Nicola Healey for the use of her book review.
May I take this opportunity to remind you that the views expressed in SLiV are those of the authors and not of SLG of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional (CILIP).
I hope you find the articles in this edition to be informative and inspiring; if you are interested in contributing an article for publication, please get in touch with me at the following address:
aa@whitgift.co.uk
I would like to draw your attention the following information:
SLG Conference 2011: This will be held during the weekend of 1-3 April 2011 at the Holiday Inn in Peterborough. http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/gb/en/peterborough/ptrwe/hoteldetail
Defining Our Professional Future: About 3500 members responded to the consultation. The final report can be read at http://www.cilip.org.uk/news-media/Pages/news100729.aspx
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the SLG (UK) National Committee to wish all readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Atiya Afghan