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Contributors: Please add links and information relevant to the needs of school librarians working in urban areas. Add headings, as needed. For links, include the full URL and set to open in a new window. Add a short description about the resource.

Publications
http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/2010/10/26/supporting-the-literacy-needs-of-african-american-transitional-readers/

Resources
The New York City Department of Education Office of Library Services just published our newly updated Information Fluency Continuum and Assessments. The curriculum is aligned with AASL's Standards for the 21st Century Learner. The Assessments measure student learning based on priority benchmark skills K-12. The materials are available on our website at http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/LibraryServices/StandardsandCurriculum/default.htm and serve as an excellent measure of inquiry and information literacy.

Websites
http://rftldurhamcounty.pbworks.com A wiki for librarians in Durham, North Carolina, who are working on implementing the ideas proposed by Alfred W. Tatum in //Reading for Their Life: (Re)building the Textual Lineages of African-American Adolescent Males.//
 * "Reading for Their Lives" in Durham, North Carolina**