Kim Becnel

TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that rural teens enjoy reading books, followed by magazines and online content; they obtain their reading materials through borrowing from friends and family and purchasing from retail outlets rather than from local libraries; and they feel strongly connected to the current world of young adult literature, using it as a vehicle through which to explore and develop their evolving identities.

TL;DR: Graphic novels are one of the most popular formats of literature that circulate in school libraries today; however, the high demand for these books may leave librarians scrambling to purchase them as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: A project in which Library Science instructors were able to overcome common obstacles in experiential projects by partnering with instructors of undergraduate courses and leveraging the university’s online course management system is described.

TL;DR: In this paper, the applicability and adaptability of service-learning pedagogy to online and distance education teaching environments is considered. And the authors look at the community-embedded learning model (CEL), which asks distance students to conduct service projects in their local communities, as manifested in a project undertaken by online graduate students in the library science programme at Appalachian State University, a mid-sized university in the United States of America.

TL;DR: This article conducted a textual analysis on a sample of books from the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2015 “Great Graphic Novels for Teens” booklist to answer the questions: How many people of color are depicted in the sample of graphic novels? How are people of colour characterized as main character, supporting character, or background characters? What are the races of the authors and illustrators of these graphic novels.