Libraries Unlimited ceased publication of Children’s Magazine Guide with the end of volume 62 (August 2010). This difficult decision was made so that we may focus on our core publishing business and continue to provide high quality professional resources for libraries.
The archived, fully searchable content of Children’s Magazine Guide will continue to be available to you online thru August 2011—free of charge. It covers citations of magazine articles and websites from September 2001 through August 2010. Go to http://cmg.lu.com. When you get to the login screen, log in as previously (with your existing login and password) or click “BEGIN” to create a free account. You will have full access and the option to customize search results according to what’s offered in your magazine collection.
Libraries Unlimited/Linworth continues to publish School Library Monthly and Library Media Connection. These professional journals feature articles and engaging activities relevant to your work. You can subscribe to either of these award-winning magazines by visiting their websites, www.schoollibrarymonthly.com and www.librarymediaconnection.com.
CMG
Online is free with your print subscription! To start your subscription
today, call CMG customer service at 1-800-368-6868 ext. 550, or email orders@abc-clio.com.
If you already are a subscriber, simply register for CMG Online here
by using your account code, which you can find on the mailing label of
each print issue.
Designed for beginning and advanced searchers, CMG Online provides fast
access to a wealth of carefully annotated citations of recent articles
from more than 60 children's magazines, plus Web sites. Students will be
able to find in a heartbeat what they are looking for—be it for a
report or just for fun—and you have an invaluable tool at hand for
teaching information research skills. Best of all, you have the option
to limit the searches according to what's offered in your magazine collection.
Don't forget,
Children's Magazine Guide now features the Index of Professional
Journals—School Library Edition. This index is located in the
back of each print edition of CMG and includes magazine articles
from six major school library magazines:
Knowledge Quest
Library Media Connection
LibrarySparks
School Library Journal
School Library Media Activities Monthly
Teacher Librarian
Articles are organized by A to Z subject headings which follow SEARS. We
do, however, take the liberty to adjust certain subject headings or create
new ones to better serve you. Unique to this index are subject headings
such as “Library Programs” or subdivisions such as “Storytime”
(e.g., Automobiles—Storytime). In addition, since this is an index
of articles directed at the school library profession, the main subject
heading “School Libraries” is typically assumed. Therefore, subject
headings such as “Collection Development” and “Automation”
are their own main subject headings in this index, instead of “School
Libraries - Collection Development” and “School Libraries - Automation.”
Magazine News
•
Footsteps: ceased publication (last issue: 5/06)
• Teen People: ceased publication (last issue: 9/06)
• Teen Newsweek: has been merged into Current Events (12/06)
• Child Life: has been merged into Children's Digest (last
issue: 7-8/07)
• U.S. Kids: has been merged into Jack and Jill (last issue:
7-8/07)
• Weekly Reader 4: has been merged into Weekly Reader Senior
(9/07)
• Disney Adventures: ceased publication (last issue: 11/07)
•
Ladybug, Spider, and Cricket have been changed from 12 issues
to 9 issues per year (as of 4/08)
• Know Your World Extra: ceased publication (last issue: 05/08)
Children's Magazine Guide exhibits at state and national conferences
throughout the year. Look for CMG in the Libraries Unlimited booth and
pick up a free sample issue.
The How
to Use Children's Magazine Guide video received a Distinguished Achievement
Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism from EdPress/The
Association of Educational Publishers. This live-action video helps
kids learn how to use a periodical guide to literature in an easy to understand
and lively step by step format. The video is suitable for individual or
group use and is available through your subscription agent or by calling
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