AASLblog is the official blog of the American Association of School Librarians, and aims to be the official log of all things AASL. Not only does the blog offer unique content, but it also offers a comprehensive monthly archive dating back to June 2006, as well as a tag list so that users can search for certain topics.

AASLblog’s strength lies in the weekday theme; on Tuesdays, for example, they have Tuesday Tech Tips, which allow librarians the opportunity to explore more technology options, and Let’s Get Together Thursday, which discusses things like shared catalogs between school and public libraries.

Although the colors used aren’t the most aesthetically pleasing, the clean layout allows for users to easily find the information they’re looking for. Readers can also share interesting information on different social media sites, whether it be their personal site, or the library they work for.

For school librarians, a website of compiled resources is invaluable. The AASLblog is definitely worth an add to your RSS feed or a weekly look-through. Recommended. ( )

Officially affiliated with the American Association of School Librarians, the AASL blog generally uses a more formal approach than its YALSA counterpart. A large portion of the posts contain information regarding conferences and other industry news, as opposed to shop talk about the specific programs librarians are implementing in schools, or the books they have found to be popular. A librarian seeking help with lesson plans best look elsewhere because, while this resource is chock full of important information, that information is geared more towards the development of careers rather than teaching specific teaching skills. The cumbersome, repetitive url (http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/) may causes problems. Perhaps a reader would attempt to visit aasl.ala.org, naturally assuming that this would be the AASL's primary website. Such users would receive an error, not knowing that the site they seek instead rests at aasl.org/aasl. ( )

The official web log of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) the stated mission is “to create an atmosphere of scholarship, making our peers in the field more aware of research”. Simply designed, the blog allows users to search the blog via a keyword search box, by tags, and by month through the archive. Users can log into the Wordpress application to be provided with a password from AASL in order to create a profile and make comments to blog posts on the site. There is a lot of information provided in the blog posts, but I found some of the posts to be too personal and conversational- not appropriate for a professional organization. A blogger’s recent post highlighted her AASL Fall Forum experience, misspelling (Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information) Kristin Fontichiaro’s name multiple times throughout the post. Still, the blog does provide current and relevant information for school librarians and is a good forum for a conversation about information and media literacy research in the school setting. ( )