Title<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0AISL<\/em>\u00a0Independent Ideas<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a0N\/A<\/p>\n Website<\/strong>:\u00a0AISL<\/em> Blog Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0Independent Ideas<\/i>\u00a0is the blog of AISL, the Association of Independent School Librarians.<\/p>\n Created in 1987, the founders of AISL \u201cenvisioned an apolitical and affordable association \u2013 complementary to other library associations \u2013 that would provide a means of exchanging information, ideas and best practices among a network of independent school librarians.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Independent school librarians and members of AISL.<\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0The blog is run and maintained by AISL members.<\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.<\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS professional blog.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online.<\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Blog posts of varying lengths, usually complete with photos or videos. There\u2019s a group of frequently used tags on the right-hand side of the blog that show some of the most frequently written about topics: collaboration, information literacy, research, school librarians, and technology are some of the tags used most often.2<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0New posts are published a few times a week.<\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong> Independent Ideas: Managed by Alexendra Patterson \u2013 Mercersburg Academy.3 <\/sup>If you are an AISL member and you would like to write a blog post, contact membership coordinator, Renee Chevallier: Rchevallier@ursulinedallas.org.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Book reviews, ideas for children\u2019s programming, and more.<\/p>\n Submission and review process:\u00a0<\/strong>Contact membership coordinator listed above.<\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Casual, yet professional.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0None.<\/p>\n If you are a member of AISL and you have written a short, informal piece that would be useful to your peers, this blog may be a viable publication option. Topics are varied and tied to school librarianship of students in all grades. Recent posts have been about topics such as\u00a0are librarians actually theater people?<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0high schoolers acting out Google searches<\/a>. Humor and creativity are found all throughout this blog, so think outside of the box!<\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Though the blog is geared towards members of AISL, anyone can access and read all posts.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0AISL members are in the U.S. and Canada, and blog posts are in English.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers are like-minded librarians looking to exchange information and ideas about their field. There are approximately 700 members of AISL.5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Strong, but focused on children and school librarianship.<\/p>\n AISL is a unique, close-knitted community of independent school librarians, and readers of its blog are eager to learn and collaborate. Working with children of all ages requires fresh ideas and innovation, so you can be sure readers of\u00a0Independent Ideas<\/i>\u00a0are eager for new voices in the field of school librarianship.<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0\u00a0AISL\u00a0Independent Ideas ISSN:\u00a0N\/A Website:\u00a0AISL Blog Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0Independent Ideas\u00a0is the blog of AISL, the Association of Independent School Librarians. 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