School Library Education SIG

• Dr. Jennifer Branch-Mueller, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 
  
• Daniella Smith, Department of Library & Information Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA 
  
• Dr. Dianne Oberg, Department of Elementary Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Mihaela Banek Zorica, PhD, University of Zagreb, Croatia 
  
• Zakir Hossain, European International School Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Daisuke Okada 
• Albert K. Boekhorst, PhD, Research Associate, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  
• Jennifer Moore, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA
• Genevieve Hart, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
• Karen Gavigan, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
• Maria Cahill, School of Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

• Heidi-Kristin Olsen, Dept of Archivistics, Library and Information Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

• Lucy Santos Green, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, UsA

• Melissa Johnston, Educational Technology & Foundations, University of West Georgia, GA, USA

• Sherry Crow, College of Education, University of Nebraska, Kearney, USA

• Barbara Schultz-Jones, Dept of Library & Information Studies, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

• Dianne Oberg, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Objectives

• to discuss emerging trends in education for school librarianship;
• to identify and interpret emerging themes and approaches in instructional methods, curriculum, technologies;
• to disseminate information on major new national, regional, state, provincial and local documents;
• to examine trends and issues related to the provision of distance education for school librarianship;
• to examine trends and issues related to the provision of continuing professional development for school librarianship.

Potential Activities

• to provide an open forum for discussing all aspects of education for school librarianship, including issues, trends;
• to identify, and establish co-operative links with, educational institutions providing courses in school librarianship and educational associations;
• to disseminate information on professional development opportunities;
• to provide case studies of successful professional development initiatives.