Canadian library association statement on intellectual. She is currently a director of canadian school libraries csl. Library learning commons the collaborative teacherlibrarian. Libraries are essential gateways for all persons living in canada to advance themselves through literacy, lifelong learning, social. With the dissolution of cla in 2016, responsibility for the standards was transferred to canadian school libraries. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada. To avoid spam and internet robots recording our emails accounts, we have. Leading learning from the learning commons saskatchewan school library association the mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in. The canadian library association cla was founded in hamilton, ontario, in 1946, and incorporated on 26 november 1947. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada was officially released to the world in june 2014 and is now finding its way into strategic planning around the country.
It also spoke for the interests of the 21 million canadians who are members of libraries. Edmonton with a focus on transforming canadian school libraries to meet the. As you are aware, the cla membership voted for dissolution of the organization at a special meeting of the members on january 27, 2016 predicated on the creation of a canadian federation of library associations in follow up, our president, sandra singh has communicated with cla members here it will be the responsibility of the new federation to decide whether student chapters. Csl connects school library practitioners and educators across canada in the collaborative pursuit of delivering exemplary practices. As of today we have 79,150,708 ebooks for you to download for free. Assessing school library programs with leading learning.
Canadian school libraries journal a publication of. Canadian library association, leading learning, 10. References to all resources added to the canadian school libraries leading learning and. All guidelines represent a compromise between what we aspire to achieve and what we can reasonably expect to achieve. It is preferable to cite the website, following the instructions above. Canadian school libraries csl is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to professional research and education in the field of the school library learning commons in canada. This website constitutes the current version of leading learning.
Oct 31, 2015 however, i discovered a policy book on libraries and mobile technology published by the american library association. The campaign was launched by the canadian library association and a number of partners on june 15, 2015. The canadian library association cla promotes five core. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada 2014. Standards of practice for school library learning commons, continuously updated with new resources the canadian library association transferred ownership of the leading learning project to canadian school libraries in 2016 citations for leading learning should reflect its current content and status. It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical location or a virtual. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada 2014, our schools reference resources and services could be categorized as emerging figure 1. On friday, april 26th, 2019, teacherlibrarians, as well as public and academic librarians, met at the ontario college and university library association s ocula spring conference to discuss information literacy in the transition from high school to postsecondary. School libraries and the emergence of the learning commons as models for moving forward. Canadian federation of library associations update september 2017 20 october 2017. Leading learning, standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada, canadian library.
Katherine mccolgan appointed executive director of the canadian federation of library associations cfla 17 july 2017. Cvsl meets agreement with cla canadian school libraries. The whole school library learning commons by judith anne. List of book distributors and wholesalers nonfiction. This important work was first published by the canadian library association and launched at tmc3 in victoria, british columbia, may 2931, 2014. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada, 2014 available electronically at. She was then a k12 alberta education school library services manager leading alberta educations school library services initiative 20082012, in development of the new learning commons policy. Carol was a contributing writer for together for learning. If i were to compare the reference section to the descriptors within the canadian library association s leading learning. Jul 01, 2014 the canadian library association released leading learning. The gerstein science information centre is the university of torontos flagship library supporting the sciences and health sciences.
This award recognizes an author of an outstanding english language canadian book which appeals to young adults between the ages of and 18. The library learning commons newfoundland and labrador. Canadian school libraries csl is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to professional research and development in the field of the school library learning commons in canada. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada canadian library association, 2014. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada during its recent conference in victoria, bc. She was the project coordinator contributing writer for leading learning. Sykes book offers a unique approach to the learning commons concept. The library of the palais bourbon in paris a library in oxford england a library is a curated collection of sources of information and similar resources, selected by experts and made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing, often in a quiet environment conducive to study. To be this award recognizes an author of an outstanding english language canadian book which appeals to young adults between the ages of and 18. Teaching information literacy, skills, and processes k6. We present here the most important principles from psychologythe top 20that would be of greatest use in the context of prek12 classroom teaching and learning, as.
The canadian library association transferred ownership of the leading learning. Canadian library association young adult book award winners. Cla standards of practice for school library learning commons part one this session will introduce the new canadian library association standards of practice for school library learning commons publication. A book celebrating the new ifla school library guidelines, and providing advice for establishing national. It includes rubrics, evaluation tools, ideas, stages of growth within a library and more. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada canadian library association cla, 2014. These participants will attend a sevenday cohort style training program at memorial university january 15, 2020 the canadian. Over 20,000 ebooks fiction and nonfiction and 50,000 public policy documents within the convenience of an online slibris is ipauthenticated, so access for all users coming through a library portal, whether onsite or offsite, is straightforward. School library learning commons guidelines and standards by. Library to learning commons my library education blog. The paper addresses components of a school library as transitioning into a learning commons approach using selected themes from leading learning.
The canadian library association book of the year for children award is a literary award that annually recognizes one canadian childrens book. Organizing and leading online and face toface book clubs. The contributors to this document were inspired by the mission and values embodied in school libraries, and they recognized that school. Teaching information literacy, skills, and processes k6, action research. Her contribution to the canadian library association s leading learning. Canadian library association book of the year for children. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada in may 2014, the educational sector once again had a reference for measuring school library programs. In the ontario context, leading learning provides a.
Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada, 2014. Copublished by the canadian school library association and the association for teacherlibrarianship in canada. She is the author of four books with libraries unlimited. Guidelines for the education of library technicians. Leading learning standards of practice for school library. Because canadian schools are at different points on this journey, this publication includes a range of markers of progress, sets of implementation strategies, and rich examples of innovation and success. Cla was a nonprofit voluntary organization governed by an elected executive council and advised by over 30 interest groups and committees.
The pdf version of leading learning is no longer supported. Leading learning in the school library learning commons. Nov 11, 2017 link to leading learning 2014 this is a great resource for growing and developing a learning commons. Csl connects school library practitioners and educators across canada in the collaborative pursuit of delivering exemplary practices reflective of current. Public libraries canada canadian national and academic.
Assessing effective school library learning commons themes. Bibliography leading learning canadian school libraries. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada 2014, we now have a detailed yet flexible framework transforming school libraries into library learning commons, the physical and virtual collaborative learning hub of the school. Canadian library associations standards of practice for. The association of book publishers of british columbia. We foster a dynamic community of writers, books and readers that reflects our countrys diversity. Nightwood editions is committed to publishing and promoting the best new poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction by writers across canada. Standards of practice for effective school library learning commons in canada. They are intended as a guide for the journey from the more traditional school library program to the wholeschool learning commons approach of participatory. Branch, and dianne oberg, achieving information literacy.
Leading learning and teaching by stephen dinham, professor of instructional leadership and associate dean of strategic partnerships in the melbourne graduate school of education, university of melbourne, is a book for school leaders who believe that the continued focus on management to the neglect of teaching and learning needs to be. Policies and organization for college and university libraries is the first all digital clipnote publication. Standards of practice for school library learning commons. Its core theme is how the school library learning commons facilitates learning, and the document sets a framework for growth.
Vision for the future technology and the new library medium. Leading learning canadian library association csl, 2014, p. Csl has introduced a new award, the leading learning implementation award, in honour of. It cited leading learning and our own guideline document,together for learning. The university of british columbia library stands out as a leading institution in north america and a highranking member of the association of research libraries arl. Library programs are aimed at meeting the needs of 21 st century learners, especially in the development of information skills. Leading learning also contains key resources to provide educators, individual schools, and school districts with helpful direction and support. Introduction standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada alberta education. Web based access to library collection, databases, book. The standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada are framed around five core standards of practice that put school libraries at the centre of school improvement. In order to meet the needs of my students and help them develop 21 st century literacies, i am in the process of transforming our school library into a learning commons. The canadian library association holds that libraries are a key institution in canada for rendering expressive content accessible and affordable to all.
The canadian library association cla has established these guidelines in order to promote excellence in the training and education of library technicians. She was the provincial school library manager for the alberta ministry of education, leading the school library services initiative 20082012. Canadian library association school libraries award the canadian library association is pleased to announce joanne gibson as the recipient of the 20 angela thacker memorial award joanne gibson teacherlibrarian at acadia junior high in winnipeg, manitoba the angela thacker memorial award has been established in memory of angela. If you are referring specifically to the original pdf or print version of leading learning, however, heres how. Cla is the national voice for canadas library communities. Canadian materials for schools and libraries 19801986 cm. Makerspaces of all types are growing at an exponential rate. This bibliography includes all citations from the original document canadian library association, 2014 as well as references to resources added to the canadian school libraries leading learning website up to 2017 view and download the pdf bibliography. Leading learning as a tool for reflection and growth. The book must be written in english and published in canada during the preceding year and nominated by the end of november. The canadian library association published leading learning as a pdf document, which remains available for download from this website. Mar 18, 2019 richard was the recipient of the 2016 canadian library association award for the advancement of intellectual freedom in canada. The canadian association for school libraries honours, through this award, a schoolbased teacherlibrarian who has made an outstanding contribution to school librarianship within canada through planning and implementing school library programs, based on a collaborative model which integrates library and classroom programs.
Standards of practice for school library learning commons, continuously updated with new resources the canadian library association transferred ownership of the leading learning project to canadian school libraries in 2016. School libraries and the emergence of the learning commons and writing coordinator for leading learning. The csl journal is published by canadian school libraries. Transition literacy has been an ongoing subject of. Jun 24, 2016 update on the dissolution of the canadian library association. These standards focus on key concepts that drive teaching and learning practices within a library learning commons. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada, 2014 presents a model for the development and implementation of the school library as a library learning commons. Libraries today are intended to be dynamic, innovative, and collaborative learning spaces. Leading learning shifted from a static publication to a continuously updated, living document when it shifted from the guardianship of the canadian library association to canadian school libraries. Lac reports to parliament through steven guilbeault, the minister of canadian heritage since november 20, 2019. Judith sykes was a teacher, teacherlibrarian, k12 school library specialist, and school principal for the calgary board of education cbe.
The canadian library association cla provided an update in the latest issue of cla digest on the steps taken to dissolve cla and transition some existing activities to the canadian federation of library associations cfla. Canadian federation of library associations update november 2017 19 december 2017. Library learning commons literacies canadian school. Leading learning with the school library learning commons. The canadian library association released leading learning. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada released by the canadian library association in june 2014, topics discussed include the aim of the document to foster teaching partnerships and build a community of learners, how to use the. No annoying ads, no download limits, enjoy it and dont forget to bookmark and share the love. The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge. The policy book agrees that mobile technologies provide patrons 247 access to information, however, it also raised a concern on patrons privacy. The following list of book distributors and wholesalers features the largest distributors at the top, followed by distributors in alphabetic order scroll down for book distributors in canada and uk. Update on the dissolution of the canadian library association. Canadian library association the canadian encyclopedia.
The ola office is closed to the public starting tuesday, march 17. With the publication of the canadian library association s leading learning. We have so many opportunities available at our finger tips. Members of the canadian library association have the individual and collective responsibility to. Leading learning, standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada, canadian library association, 2014. Canadian library association jackies learning blog.
Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada to our new organization, canadian voices for school libraries canadian voices for school libraries cvsl was. As you are aware, the cla membership voted for dissolution of the organization at a special meeting of the members on january 27, 2016 predicated on the creation of a canadian federation of library associations in follow up, our president, sandra singh has communicated with cla members here. Book distributors help publishers get their books placed into bookstores, libraries, specialty stores, schools and other markets. School library associations canadian school libraries. We are happy to announce that the canadian library association cla has agreed to transfer responsibility for its online journal school libraries in canada and national standards document, leading learning. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada, 2014 earned the publication the ontario library association presidents award for exceptional achievement. Leading learning, standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada 2014 is, with the exception of the cover image, ed under a creative commons license and will be stewarded by the canadian voices for school libraries.
We work to influence public policy, advance library excellence, and raise the visibility of libraries in canada to advance our national intellectual, social, economic, and cultural success. Libraries and the emergence of the learning commons toronto, on. Standards of practice for school library learning commons in canada in 2014. Leading learning in the school library learning commons by. Canadian library association association canadienne des bibliotheques. She is the author of five books with libraries unlimited. It is also the first clipnote to use excerpts, many of which are hyperlinked, from more than 60 libraries. The guidelines are intended to serve as a national standard to be used both by educational institutions in canada and by employers who need to determine the capabilities of program graduates. It will provide background, summary and demonstrations of the new standards e book and its accompanying web presence. The nunavut library association has added its voice to those advocating for a fair e book pricing system for libraries. Teacherlibrarians leading transition to the learning. Csl has ambitiously created this web platform for leading learning as its first major project. Leading learning bibliography pdf first published in 2003, achieving information literacy built upon the work begun in forging forward 1997 and vision 2020 1997, national symposiums held to create standards for information literacy and the school library. National library of canada cataloguing in publication data achieving information literacy.
Mountain secondary school, langley bc by richard beaudry. Canadian library association nunavut library association. Slic will be transferred to the canadian voices for school libraries. In their leading learning 2014 document, the canadian library association envisions the library learning commons as this. Censorship in canadian schools canadian school libraries. Standards for school library programs in canada ottawa, on.
Csl is a nonprofit organization dedicated to professional research and development in the field of the school library learning commons in canada. The largest science and health science academic library in canada, gerstein has a collection of over 945,000 print volumes of journals and books, and also provides access to over 100,000 online journals and books. The publication of leading learning is an event of true historic significance. Working together with classroom teachers, students and community, the vision. It provides educators with a common set of standards of practice for moving forward. The canadian library association cla was a national, predominantly englishlanguage association which represented 57,000 library workers across canada. To merit consideration for the cla book of the year for children award, a book must have been published in canada, in the previous and its author must be a canadian citizen or a permanent resident of canada. It is an exciting time to be a teacher and a student. Internationally school library associations have long histories of supporting school libraries in or across countries and provide additional support to school library learning commons development in canada through journals, dialogue, conferences, connections, comparative standards and many other resources that can be accessed on association sites. Canadian library association national voice for canadas.