School Libraries Online: Exploring Issues and Developments Through the IASL Web Site

In Internet terms, the origins of the Web site of the International Association of School Librarianship are shrouded in the mists of antiquity. Way back at the beginning of 1995, I established IASL-LINK as an Internet listserv for the Association. Dr Jean Lowrie, a founder of IASL and then retiring as Executive Secretary, wanted a home page for IASL. I, too, thought we should have a home page and probably a full Web site. Others doubted that the Association had the resources to do this - or even that it should be done at all. Those of you who know Jean will know that she is persistent, and in this case she focused that persistence on me. I felt that establishing a Web site was a job for a bright young member of the Association, and so I kept hoping that "someone else" would do it. In the end, I lost patience just at the time Jean became very persistent. In November 1995 I created a home page for IASL, with eleven supporting pages, just to prove that it could be done. Thus it was that I found I was the Webmaster.

We are the Future of ICHRIE

This article explores the reflections of a young member of ICHRIE during their time within the organization. Through these reflections on the past four annual conferences, the author explores lessons learned and the impact on his professional development. The paper concludes with a call to leadership for other early to mid-career members to take on roles within ICHRIE that will result in continued growth for the organization.

The Future of Carbon: An Update on Graphene’s Dermal, Inhalation, and Gene Toxicity

Recent studies on gene, inhalation and dermal toxicity of few-layer graphene have revealed much lower health risk than expected. This could pave the way for graphene as a young member of the nanocarbons family to become the “heir presumptive” to the long-reigning carbon black.

ДЕТЕРМИНАНТНА ОБЕЛЕЖЈА АДОЛЕСЦЕНТНОГ ЧЛАНА НАВИЈАЧКЕ ГРУПЕ

This paper aims to answer the question of whether there are common characteristics of adolescents who join club fan groups on the basis of the data collected during the research conducted from 2012 to 2014 on the sample comprising of secondary school students from the territory of the Republic of Serbia from 12 cities that had first division football clubs in the 2012/2013 season. 3662 students were surveyed. The analysis of the collected data showed that a young member of a fan group could be described as a male adolescent who participated in clashes because of football, who was abused illicit drugs and who was apprehended by the police and against whom criminal charges for violence in football stadiums were filed.

Chapter 76 Lizzie returns to Scotland

Frank Greystock, the writer fears, will not have recommended himself to those readers of this tale who think the part of lover to the heroine should be always filled by a young man with heroic attributes. And yet the young member for...

Guardian of the Acropolis: The Sacred Space of a Royal Burial at Piedras Negras, Guatemala

Excavation of a small Maya ceremonial structure at the site of Piedras Negras, Guatemala, has revealed a Late Classic period (ca. A.D. 600–900) vaulted tomb containing the remains of a young member of the royal family whom we identify as “Night-time Turtle.” The artifact assemblage from the burial included a modest quantity of carved jade jewelry (38 pieces), an incised vessel dating to the early Yaxché (ca. A.D. 630–680) ceramic phase, and a ceremonial “bundle” of bloodletting implements. Although the sex of this adolescent was not determined during osteological examination, hieroglyphic evidence from a recovered stingray spine suggests that this was a prince, probably the son of Ruler 2 or 3. Placed at an entrance to the royal precinct atop its monumental staircase, his funerary structure was an integral part of the sacred landscape, accessed by visitors to the precinct or to the palace beyond. Following a description of the site, tomb, osteology, and artifacts, we discuss the nature of this landscape and the role in it played by this “guardian” of the Acropolis.