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Research

SILS faculty and students specializing in youth services engage in cutting-edge research into issues related to public and school library services and programs. Have a look at research done by faculty, doctoral students or master's students.

Faculty select research and publications

Dr. Sandra Hughes-Hassell

Hughes-Hassell, Sandra (2008). “Urban teenagers talk about reading.” Conference Proceedings, 37th Annual Conference of the International Association for School Librarianship (Berkley, CA: August 3-7, 2008).
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, & Agosto, Denise E. (2006). Modeling the Everyday Life Information Needs of Urban Teenagers. In Mary K. Chelton & Colleen Cool, Youth Information-Seeking Behavior: Theories, Models, and Issues. Scarecrow Press, pp. 27-62.
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra & Guild, Sandy (2002). The Urban Experience in Recent Young Adult Novels. The ALAN Review (Spring/Summer): 35-39.
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra & Harada, Violet J. (Eds.) (2007). School Reform and the School Library Media Specialist: Principles and Practices. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra & Mancall, Jacqueline C. (2005). Collection Management for Youth: Responding to the Needs of Learners. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra & Miller, Erika T. (2003). Current Trends in Public Library Websites For Young Adults: Meeting The Needs Of Today’s Teens Online. Library & Information Science Research 25: 1-14.

Dr. Brian Sturm

Sturm, Brian, Renee Bosman, and Leigh Lambert. (in press). Windows and mirrors: secret spaces in children’s literature. New Review of Children’s Literature and Librarianship.
Sturm, Brian and Karin Michel. (2009). The “structure” of power in young adult problem novels. Young Adult Library Services, 7, 2, 39-47.
Stanley, Sarah and Brian W. Sturm. (2008). Sequential art books and beginning readers: can the pictures help them decode words? Knowledge Quest, 37, 2, 50-57.
Sturm, Brian. (2008). Imaginary “geographies” of childhood: school library media centers as secret spaces. Knowledge Quest, 36, 4, 46-53.
MacDonald, Margaret Read and Brian W. Sturm. (2001). The Storytellers Sourcebook, 1983-1999. Chicago: Gale. 712 pages.
Sturm, Brian. (1999). The enchanted imagination: storytelling’s power to entrance listeners. [38 manuscript pages]. School Library Media Research [Online serial], 2.

Doctoral student research

Robin Boltz

Boltz, Robin. (2007). What We Want: Boys and Girls Talk About Reading. School Library Media Research, 10.
Brown, Carol & Robin Boltz. (2002). Planning Portfolios: Authentic Assessment for Library Professionals. School Library Media Research, 5.

Ernie Cox

Cox, Ernie. (2009, in press). The Road to Concurrent Sessions. Knowledge Quest, 37(5).
Cox, Ernie. (2009, in press). Talking with Joyce Sidman, Book Links.
Cox. Ernie. (2007). 21st Century Teachers: Assessing Information Literacy and Technology Skills of Faculty. Knowledge Quest Web Edition, 35(5).
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra & Cox, Ernie. (2008). Urban Teenagers, Leisure Reading, and the Library Media Program. School Library Media Activities Monthly, 25(1), 56-58.

Dana Hanson-Baldauf

Hanson-Baldauf, Dana. (in preparation). Exploration of Everyday Life Information Practices of Youth with Developmental Disabilities. Dissertation.
Hanson-Baldauf, Dana. & Hughes-Hassell, Sandra. (2009, in press). The Information and Communication Technology Competencies of Students Enrolled in School Library Media Certification Programs. Library and Information Science Research.
Hanson-Baldauf, Dana. & Lyles, Sandra. (2008). Hospital School Media Centers: Implicit Statements of Hope. Knowledge Quest, 37 (1), 44-49.
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra. & Hanson-Baldauf, Dana. (2009, in press). The Information and Communication Technology Competencies of North Carolina School Library Media Specialists. School Library Media Research.
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, Hanson-Baldauf, Dana, & Burke, Jennifer. (2008). Urban Teenagers, Health Information, and Public Library Teen Websites. Young Adult Library Services, 6 (4), 35-42.
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra. & Hanson-Baldauf, Dana. (in press) Meeting the Online Health Information Needs of Urban Young Adults. For The Information Needs and Behaviors of Urban Teens: Research and Practice, edited by D.E. Agosto & S. Hughes-Hassell. ALA.
Weiss, Meredith. & Hanson-Baldauf, Dana. (2009). “E-Mail in Academia”. For Computers in Society, edited by Paul de Palma. McGraw-Hill/Osborne.

Cynthia Schmidt

Schmidt, Cynthia & Reeve, Frances. (2009, in press). Prove It! Using Data to Advocate School Library Media Programs. For Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
Schmidt, Cynthia. (2008). Those Interfering Filters: How to Deal with the Realities of Filters in Your School Library. Library Media Connections, 26 (6), 54-55.
Schmidt, Cynthia. (2007). Whine or Woo-Which Describes You? (and Be Honest with Yourself), Teacher Librarian, 35(1), 73-75.
Schmidt, Cynthia. (1994). Ten Commandments of Copyright, The School Librarian’s Workshop, September, 15, 14-15.

Master’s student research and publications

All master’s students specializing in youth services work individually with a faculty advisor to complete a Master’s paper. These master’s papers contribute to the evidence-based practice strength of the SILS youth services programs. To search all SILS master’s papers, see http://sils.unc.edu/itrc/mpi/. Recent papers related to youth services include:

2007

Allen, Elizabeth R. The Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement in North Carolina Charter Schools. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Evelyn Daniel.
Bates, Jennifer. Finding Quality Reviews for Young Adult Books [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Belvin, Dena L. Facilitating Retrieval of Sound Recordings for Use By Professionals Treating Children with Asperger’s Syndrome. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Brzozowski, Bonnie S. A Survey of Orange County Public Library Computer Users. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Evelyn Daniel.
Carter, Virginia R. Library Websites for Children: A Content and Design Survey of North Carolina’s Public and Elementary School Media Libraries. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Champion, Kathryn E. Latino Children’s Book Awards and Their Presence in Public School Media Centers Across the Research Triangle Area of North Carolina. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Evelyn Daniel.
Click, Rachel E. Impact of Year-Round Education on Middle School Libraries. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Evelyn Daniel.
Durbin, Dayna N. The Effect of Pre-Service Training on Collaboration Between Classroom Teachers and Media Specialists. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Evelyn Daniel.
Fain, Mary Katherine. Bookmobile Staff Perceptions on Bookmobile Service. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Farish, Leslee B. A Content Analysis of the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Michael L. Printz Award Winners and the Eva H. Perry Regional Public Library’s Mock Printz Book Club Winners. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Gill, Jessica H. Establishing an Elementary Graphic Novel Collection: An Analysis of the Most Frequently Utilized Collection Development Resources. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Hendershot, Megan R. A Study of the Impact of Children’s Book-based Blockbuster Movies on Library Circulation. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Hodges, Janice W. Reading Motivation in Adolescent Males. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Evelyn Daniel.
Howson, Elizabeth Walker. A Content Analysis on the Meaning of Disenchantment in Fairy Tales. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Pierson, Rebecca A. Best Practices for Zine Programming with Young Adults in the Public Library. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Riley, Emily A. Female Cross-Dressing in Young Adult Fiction: Protagonists’ Changing Perceptions of Women and Femininity. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Waldman, Jennifer A. Acknowledging Criteria: A Look at Research and Reality of Children’s Digital Libraries. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Waxman, Dina F. “A Strenuous Game”: The Portrayal of Eating Disorders in Young Adult Novels. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Zynda, Danielle M. Are Environmental Education Picture Books Appropriate for Elementary-School Children?: A Content Analysis. [PDF] 2007. Advisor: Brian Sturm.

2008

Arnaudin, Edwin. Mormon Vampires: The Twilight Saga and Religious Literacy [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Dimac, Lynn D. The Depiction of Information Technology in Children’s Picture Books [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Donnelly, Caitlin R. “That’s Just Like a Boy”: A Content Analysis of Masculinities in Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, 1927-1932 [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Etchison, Whitney D. A Descriptive Study of Resources for Hispanic Students in North Carolina Public K-8 School Library Collections [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Fitzgerald, Meghan A. Young Adult Fantasy Fiction in Recent Years: A Selective Annotated Bibliography [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Gorman, Elizabeth D. Purposes Behind Summer Reading Assignments [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Gransee, Sarah M. Mother-Daughter Relationships in Young Adult Literature: A Content Analysis of Adolescent Individuation [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Gregg, Elizabeth J. Public Library Programming for Youth: Creative Writing as a Tool for Literacy and Adolescent Development. [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Lunden, Stacey M. Creation of “Storytime: A Database for Storytellers” Website [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Mall, Nicholas A. Spanish-Language Electronic Access in the Public Library 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
McCrea, Briynne. Curriculum Support in Public Libraries: A Descriptive Analysis of Collections in North Carolina’s Triangle Region. [PDF] 2008 Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Peterson, Jessica A. Checking Out or Checking Into Reading? The Borrowing Habits of Elementary School Children In Relation to Gender, Age, and Reading Ability [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Pusey, Anne E. Public Library Teen Space Design: An Evaluation of Theory in Practice [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Randolph, Mary. An Exploration of the Relationships of Characters With Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Adult and Upper Elementary Level Literature [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Roberson, Casey A. Dimensions of Quality and Diversity in Graphic Novel Collections [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Ryan, Melinda J. T. Perceptions of Library Gamers at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County’s Teen Loft. [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.
Speace, Gillian M. The Mabinogi as Children’s Literature [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Brian Sturm.
Vernon, Katrina. Street Literature in Five North Carolina Public Library Systems. [PDF] 2008. Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell.