Projects in the UK
If you like to be informed about projects concerning school libraries in the UK, please check out the blog of the School Library Association regularly.
European Associations
International Associations
Research
- 'What Works': Research you can use
- Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement (pdf)
- Impact of school library services on achievement and learning (pdf)
- Impact of school library services on achievement and learning in primary schools (pdf)
- School libraries and student achievement in Ontario
- School libraries work! (pdf)
- School Library Impact Studies
- School Library Media Programs and Academic Achievement: Bibliography
- Student Learning through Ohio School Libraries
Resources
- Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
- CSLA Standards and Guidelines for Strong School Libraries
- IASL: Resources for Developing a School Library
- IASL: School Library Resources on the Internet: School Libraries Make a Difference
- IFLA/UNESCO School Library Guidelines
- IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto
- Information Technology In School Libraries
- Multimediale Schulbibliothek
- School Libraries - Making a Difference
- Schulbibliothek.at
- Schulmediothek.de
- The Prague Declaration
International School Library Day in the UK
In the UK we are celebrating ISLD on Monday 1st October, which is the first day of National Children's Book Week. The SLA has created some new posters and bookmarks which are available in English and Welsh and can be found at www.sla.org.uk/isld-posters and anyone may download and print them.
We have also added several translations of information about our association in European languages, as requested by ENSIL last year. They were added yesterday to celebrate the European Day of languages.
Anyone who is interested in what is going on in the UK is welcome to subscribe to my blog found at www.sla.org.uk.
Kathy Lemaire
Chief Executive
The School Library
Association
Scottish petition for information literacy
Chris Milne and John Crawford presented a petition to the Scottish Parliament on the subject of information literacy. It calls upon the Scottish Parliament ‘to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that that national school curriculum recognises the importance of information literacy as a key lifelong learning skill.’ The supporting document explains this and suggests ways forward.
Although the Public Petitions Committee is a Scottish institution it very much welcomes support from all over the world.
The petition will be up on the web until Friday 16th December. The Petitions Committee meets on 21st December and will consider the petition then.
Everyone can sign the petition here.
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