Open AccessSchool Library Resource Center Policies in Canada: Re-Viewing a Shared Vision
Author(s) -
Ray Doiron
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw7032
Subject(s) - school library , curriculum , resource (disambiguation) , library science , sociology , information center , curriculum development , political science , public relations , pedagogy , computer science , educational research , computer network
This article reports on the follow-up to a 1992 study on the school library palaces in the provinces and territories of Canada and examines current issues that are affecting the realization of shared vision for school libraries in Canada. New curriculum policies have Incorporated resource-based learning, information skills, and information technology skills but these documents only rarely acknowledge the role of the teacher-librarian. These changes in curriculum policy development, Need to be taken into account by the school library advocates as they strive to develop a new vision for school libraries in Canada.