Global action on school library guidelines / edited on behalf of IFLA by Barbara A. Schultz-Jones and Dianne Oberg.

This book celebrates the new IFLA School Library Guidelines and how they can be put to use around the world. Each chapter describes innovative initiatives for improving school library services, including mission and policy; educational and cultural programmes and services; human resources; digital and print resources; use of technology ; promotion and advocacy; evaluation and assessment.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- About IFLA -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part 1. Developing International School Library Guidelines -- 1. International School Library Guidelines -- 2. Development of the New International School Library Guidelines -- Part 2. Developing and Using National and Regional Guidelines -- 3. Developing National Standards for School Libraries in Canada -- 4. Guidelines and Standards for School Libraries in Catalonia, Spain -- 5. Standards for School Libraries in Poland -- 6. Norway's School Library Development and School Reform 2001-2014 -- Part 3. Using Guidelines to Change School Library Practice -- 7. The Learning Commons -- 8. School Library Learning Standards in Portugal -- Part 4. Using Guidelines for School Library Advocacy and Development -- 9. School Libraries for All -- 10. Teacher Librarians and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers -- 11. Applying an Ecological Model and Standards for Library Development to Build Literacy in Rural Ethiopian Communities -- Part 5. Developing Guidelines for the Teaching Role of the School Librarian -- 12. Developing a Curriculum in Information and Documentation for Secondary Schools in France -- 13. Developing a K-6 Note Taking Continuum in a School in Western Australia -- Part 6. Guidelines for the Initial Preparation of School Librarians -- 14. Guiding the Preparation of School Librarians in the United States, 1984-2014 -- 15. Preparing Next-generation School Librarians -- 16. The Symbiotic Relationship between Standards and Programmes in School Library Education -- Afterword -- Appendix -- Contributors -- Index.

In English.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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