Leadership Issues in the Information Literate School Community
Editors James Henri and Marlene Asselin view the Information Literate School Community (ILSC) as being international. This edited volume of essays from teacher librarians and library educators around the world addresses the issues teacher librarians must face to become leaders in the new worldwide emerging vision of schools. To establish a framework for views expressed by the authors, the editors have identified four major developments that are shaping current thinking and practices of...
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Addressing the interest in the Information Literate School Community (ILSC) movement, this collection of articles identifies four major developments for teacher-librarians: new learners and new types of learners, new definitions of literacy and multiliteracy, new and multiple identities and communities, and teaching as a political activity. The articles cover the basic theories of the ILSC, reading, the issue of hyperliteracies in ILSCs, informing the ILSC through empirical research, developing curriculum that integrates with information literacy, the leadership role of the principal, policy and social justice, knowledge building, role models and methods for teacher librarians, generating change from the vantage points of North American and New Zealand, systems issues, and preparing preservice teachers. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1Introduction and context1Ch. 2Understanding the information literate school community11Ch. 3Whose community? which knowledge? : a critical (hyperliteracies) take on information literate school communities27Ch. 4Informing information literacy education through empirical research39Ch. 5Curriculum integration and information literacy : developing independent learners51Ch. 6Reading and the information literate school community65Ch. 7The leadership role of the principal in information literate school community79Ch. 8Policy, social justice and the information literate school community93Ch. 9Scaffolding and the information literate school community : knowledge building105Ch. 10Teacher librarians : mirror images of teachers and pioneering voyagers115Ch. 11The teacher librarian toolkit for an information literate school community135Ch. 12Generating change : a North American perspective147Ch. 13Generating change through professional development : a New Zealand perspective159Ch. 14Systems issues and the information literate school community177Ch. 15Preparing preservice teachers as members of information literate school communities187
\ From the Publisher"This book is a compilation of 16 brief but poignant essays, each written by a different world-renowned teacher librarian or library educator, that discuss the relationship between the teacher librarian and the Information Literate School Community (ILSC)….Learing today goes beyond four walls, allowing students to define a significant dimension of information literacy and enabling them to personalize and reshape curriculum based on changes in culture….This resource will benefit any teacher libarian as they prepare for the future of education. Recommended."\ -\ Library Media Connection\ "Because of their interaction with the entire school community and knowledge of information technologies, librarians are in a unique position to shape educational innovation. The international contributors to this volume argue that in order for librarians to emerge as leaders in the educational community, it is essential that careful attention be paid to current issues. Essay topics include new learners, new and multi-literacies, and teaching as a political activity."\ -\ School Library Journal Curriculum Connections\ \ \
