Publications

Taming the Library Dragon

Taming the Library Dragon: Mission, Ethics, and Library Routines (Winter 2022). Canadian School Libraries Journal 6(1). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/taming-the-library-dragon-mission-ethics-and-library-routines/

New Resources from Canadian School Libraries (Jan 2022). The Teaching Librarian 29(2).

Library Neutrality as Radical Practice (Fall 2021). Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(3). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/library-neutrality-as-radical-practice/
This article was written for publication in Synergy, the journal of the School Library Association of Victoria, Australia. Published in CSL Journal with permission.

Designing for a Collaborative Virtual Library Learning Commons (Sept 2021). The Teaching Librarian 29(1). https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-September-TingL-29-1.pdf

Voices for School Libraries: Advocacy in Pandemic Times (Spring 2021). Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(2). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/voices-for-school-libraries/

Our Post-Pandemic Future: From Advocacy to Activism (May 2021). The Teaching Librarian 28(3). https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-May-TingL-28-3.pdf

Voices for School Libraries: Advocacy in Pandemic Times (Spring 2021). Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(2). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/voices-for-school-libraries/

Student Well-Being

So Much More Than a Safe Space: Student Well-Being in the School Library (Spring 2021). Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(2). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/so-much-more-than-a-safe-space/
This article was written for publication in Synergy, the journal of the School Library Association of Victoria, Australia. Published in CSL Journal with permission.

I Read Canadian 2021: “Now More Than Ever” (Winter 2021). With Melissa Jensen. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(1). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/i-read-canadian-2021-now-more-than-ever/

Realizing the Potential of the Virtual Library Learning Commons. It’s Time. (Sept 2020). The Teaching Librarian 28(1). https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-September-TingL-28-1.pdf

The Virtual Library Learning Commons: Leveraging the Pandemic Tipping Point for Lasting Change (Spring 2020). Canadian School Libraries Journal 4(2). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/the-virtual-library-learning-commons-leveraging-the-pandemic-tipping-point-for-lasting-change/

The Eric Walters School Library Summer Lending Program (May 2020). The Teaching Librarian 27(3) p. 14. Ontario School Library Association. http://www.accessola.org/WEB/Documents/OLA/News/Teaching-Librarian/TingL-27-3-Single-Page.pdf

The Eric Walters School Library Summer Lending Program (Winter 2020), with Carol Koechlin. Canadian School Libraries Journal 4(1). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/the-eric-walters-school-library-summer-lending-project/

Quiet People Making Noise for School Libraries (January 2020). The Teaching Librarian 27(2) p. 13. Ontario School Library Association. https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-January-TingL-27-2.pdf

The Eric Walters School Library Summer Lending Challenge: Findings from the Research (Jan 2020), with Carol Koechlin. Canadian School Libraries: Treasure Mountain Canada 6 Research Symposium and Think Tank. https://tmcanada.blogspot.com/p/tmc6-brooks-kirkland-koechlin.html

Action Advocacy for School Libraries (Nov 2019). Synergy 17(2). School Library Association of Victoria (Australia).

We’re All In This Together (Sept 2019). The Teaching Librarian 27(1) p. 15. Ontario School Library Association. https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2019-September-TingL-27-1.pdf

The Canadian School Libraries Research Toolkit: Supporting Practitioner Research for the School Library Learning Commons (May 2019). Synergy 17(1), School Library Association of Victoria (Australia). https://www.slav.vic.edu.au/index.php/Synergy/article/view/v1711912

Building a Culturally Relevant and Responsive School Library Learning Commons (May 2019). The Teaching Librarian 26(3) p. 15. Ontario School Library Association. https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2019-May-TingL-26-3.pdf

Smashing the Nobody Understands Me Myth (Jan 2019). The Teaching Librarian 26(2) p. 22. Ontario School Library Association. https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2019-January-TingL-26-2.pdf

Action Is Eloquence

Action is Eloquence (Dec 2018). Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals 46(2).

The Truth in Our Stories: Culturally Inclusive and Relevant School Library Learning Commons (Oct 2018). Synergy 16(2). School Library Association of Victoria (Australia). https://www.slav.vic.edu.au/index.php/Synergy/article/view/61/60

Make the Case for the Library Learning Commons (Sept 2018). The Teaching Librarian 26(1) p. 27. Ontario School Library Association. https://accessola.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2018-September-TingL-26-1.pdf

Moving Boldly Forward with Canadian School Libraries (May 2018). Synergy 16(1). School Library Association of Victoria (Australia). https://www.slav.vic.edu.au/index.php/Synergy/article/view/51/50

A Teacher-Initiated Library Learning Commons and the Transformative Outcomes It Can Produce. With Goldie Weiser & Heather Wilson. Canadian School Libraries Journal Volume 2, Issue 2 (May 2018). http://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/a-teacher-initiated-library-learning-commons-and-the-transformative-outcomes-it-can-produce/

Flip Your Library Orientation. Canadian School Libraries Journal Volume 2, Issue 2 (May 2018). http://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/flip-your-library-orientation/

Moving Boldly Forward with Canadian School Libraries. Synergy Volume 16, Number 1 (May 2018). School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV), Australia

Moving Boldly Forward with Canadian School Libraries.  Canadian School Libraries Journal Volume 1, Issue 2 (March 2018) http://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/moving-boldly-forward-with-canadian-school-libraries/

Exploring Teacher-Librarian Training in Canada. With Carol Koechlin. Canadian School Libraries Journal Volume 1, Issue 2 (March 2018) http://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/exploring-teacher-librarian-training-in-canada/

Irwin/Silk BookAssessing Learning and Measuring Its Impact. Chapter 7 in Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking Your Library From Talk to Action, Edited by Bill Irwin and Kimberly Silk. (OLA Press, 2017)

Rising from the Ashes: The Canadian School Libraries Story. Canadian School Libraries Journal Volume 1, Issue 1 (May, 2017)
http://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/the-csl-story/

Models for Technology Integration in the Learning Commons. Canadian School Libraries Journal Volume 1, Issue 1 (May, 2017)
http://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/models-for-technology-integration-in-the-learning-commons/

Please Note: All articles published in School Libraries in Canada (SLiC) are available in full text through EBSCO and ProQuest education databases. PDF versions of full editions are available for download from the SLiC Archives. Be sure to note the Volume and Issue numbers!

333smallcoverElection Central at Your School Library Learning Commons. School Libraries in Canada Volume 33 Issue 3 (Fall, 2015).

Aspirations and Opportunities: Advocacy for School Library Programs. Canadian Children’s Book News 38(3), Summer 2015. A publication of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
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Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada. A Catalyst for Change, with Carol Koechlin. Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals, Volume 42, Number 5 (2015).

RSC Expert Panel ReportThe Future Now: A Powerful Tool for Advancing the School Library Learning Commons in Canada
School Libraries in Canada, Volume 33, Issue 2 (2015)


Collaborative Leadership: A Learning Commons Model
, with Carol Koechlin
The Trillium (July 2014). ASCD Ontario
http://ascd.ca/ascd/on/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Trillium-Newsletter_WEB-July-2014.pdf

Flip Your Library Orientation!
School Libraries in Canada, Volume 33, Issue 1 (2015)

Digital Literacy: Opportunities in the Learning Commons
School Libraries in Canada, Volume 32, Issue 3 (2014)

From the President: Value, Influence, Positioning: Advocacy by a New Name
Open Shelf, Ontario Library Association (2014)
http://www.open-shelf.ca/value-influence-positioning/

Myths, Realities and Opportunities: What the Research Says about Digital Literacy
Treasure Mountain Canada 2014.
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Video presentation on YouTube: http://youtu.be/P9aGAVxuPjk
TMC2014 Website: https://sites.google.com/site/tmcanada3/
TMC2014 Papers: https://sites.google.com/site/treasuremountaincanada3/

From Hubris to Humility: Welcoming New Standards for School Libraries in Canada
School Libraries in Canada, Volume 32, Issue 2 (2014)

Models for Technology Integration in the Learning Commons
School Libraries in Canada, Volume 32, Issue 1 (2014)

Transforming Library Spaces
School Libraries in Canada Volume 31, Issue 3 (2013)

Teacher-Librarians as Content Curators: Strong Contexts, New Possibilities. School Libraries in Canada Volume 31, Issue 2 (2013)

virtuallearningcDistrict and State/Provincial VLCs, Chapter 13 in The Virtual Learning Commons, by Loertscher, Koechlin and Rosenfeld, (LMC Source, 2012). Additional contributions to Chapter 7, Start with the Information Center.

School Library Websites: The Bricks and Mortar of the Virtual Library Space. Treasure Mountain Canada 2012.
https://sites.google.com/site/treasuremountaincanada2/brooks-kirland

Action is Eloquence: Advocacy Advice for School Libraries. School Libraries in Canada Volume 30 Issue 1 (2012)

Cross-Pollination @ your library. The Teaching Librarian Volume 19, Issue 1 (Fall 2011)

The Virtual Library: Have We Put the Cart Before the Horse? School Libraries in Canada Volume 29 Issue 2 (2011)

Nurturing Our Digital Literacy. School Libraries in Canada Volume 29 Issue 1 (2011).

Teacher-Librarians and the New Learning Divide. In Treasure Mountain Canada (C. Koechlin, ed.), Hi-Willow, 2010.
Also available at the Treasure Mountain 2010 website.

Clearing the Fog About the Cloud: Some Relationship Advice. School Libraries in Canada Volume 28 Issue 3 (2010).

Tech Tools for the Arts: More Than a Mash-Up Culture. School Libraries in Canada Volume 28 Issue 2 (2010).

Six Letters That Count: ILS + RDA = A Better School Library Experience. School Libraries in Canada Volume 28 Issue 1 (2010).

Bridging the Learning Divide. Feliciter Volume 55 No. 6 (2009).

The Virtual Library as a Learning Hub. School Libraries in Canada Volume 27 Issue 3 (2009).

The School Library Learning Commons: Are We “Virtually” There? School Libraries in Canada Volume 27 Issue 2 (2009).

Knowledge Ontario’s Digital Delights (with Diane Bédard). The Teaching Librarian Volume 17 No. 1 (2009).

Becoming Teacher-Librarian 2.0. Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library Information and Practice Volume 2 No. 1 (2007).
http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/280/354