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Ensuring Libraries Are Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive
Library Science Degrees Online by Alina Moore, MLIS – San Jose State University | The tasks of information specialists include providing services and setting up an environment so that people can access the resources they need. Information specialists and librarians...
Ethical Foundations for School Library Joy
March 14, 2024 Foundations & Frameworks, Canadian School Libraries Journal. Vol. 8 No. 1, Winter 2024 By Anita Brooks Kirkland How do kids experience school library joy? Is it the joy of finding just the right book? Is it seeing themselves represented in that...
Academic integrity and copyright literacy policy and instruction in K-12 schools: a global study from the perspective of school library professionals
Hossain, Z, Çelik, Ö & Hertel, C 2024, ‘Academic integrity and copyright literacy policy and instruction in K-12 schools: a global study from the perspective of school library professionals’, International Journal for Educational Integrity, vol. 20, no. 1, pp....
School library professionals’ perspectives on current and future workforce challenges
Merga, M. K., & Mat Roni, S. (2025). School library professionals’ perspectives on current and future workforce challenges. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006241309104 While school library professionals work...
Ethics, Values, and Intellectual Freedom in School Libraries
Oltmann, S. M. . (2021). Ethics, Values, and Intellectual Freedom in School Libraries. School Libraries Worldwide, 24(1), 71–86. https://doi.org/10.29173/slw8218 Two foundational documents from the American Library Association, the Code of Ethics and the Core Values...
Motivating book reading during adolescence: qualitative insights from adolescents
Webber, C., Wilkinson, K., Duncan, L. G., & McGeown, S. (2024). Motivating book reading during adolescence: qualitative insights from adolescents. Educational Research, https://www.doi.org.10.1080/00131881.2024.2445618 The article explores factors motivating...
Unpacking the science of reading research
Rollo, G., & Picker, K. (2024). Unpacking the science of reading research.Australian Council for Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-742-7 AbstractThe science of reading (SoR) is a term used for a body of evidence encompassing...
Reading the reader: A survey of Australian reading habits.
Australia Council (2017) OverviewReading the reader: A survey of Australian reading habits provides insights into contemporary preferences, behaviours and attitudes of Australians towards books and reading. The Australia Council has partnered with Macquarie University...
Research Review: Snapshot August 2023
Australia Reads (2023) SummaryThe Australia Reads Research Review provides an audit of recent reading research undertaken in Australia and overseas.The project seeks to find, collate, synthesise, and make this information more accessible to the wider books and reading...
Live Literature in Australia: Understanding the landscape of author/illustrator events in schools, libraries and bookstores
Parnell, C and Dane, A. (2024) SummaryThis research investigates the considerations of event hosts (public libraries, school libraries and bookstores) and the barriers they face in finding and programming authors and illustrators in Australia. Available...