School Librarians and Principals Leading Together

Message from the IASL President
Jennifer Branch-Mueller (University of Alberta, Canada)

Introduction
Luisa Marquardt (Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy) and Dianne Oberg (University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada)

Section I: Principals and School Librarians as Instructional Leaders

1. Principals and School Librarians: Finding Common Ground
Audrey P. Church (Longwood University, Farmville, VA, USA)
2. Principals' Views of the Competencies and Work of School Librarians
Donna M. Shannon (University of South Carolina, USA)
3. Principals' Perspectives of School Library Impact in Rural Thailand
Nilobon Wimolsittichai (Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai, Thailand)
4. Teacher Librarians and Instructional Coaches: Administrators' Views of Instructional Leadership
Melanie Lewis Croft (Anderson University, South Carolina, USA)

Section II: Principals and School Librarians as Partners in Change

5. Principals as Catalysts for Collaboration and Change
Lesley Farmer (California State University Long Beach, USA)
6. The Responsive Flexible School Library
Joy H. McGregor (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
7. Quality School Library Services in Italy: The Principals' Role
Licia Cianfriglia (Superior Council of Public Education of Italy), Monica Meroni (Daniela Mauro Comprehensive School in Pessano con Bornago, Milan, Italy), and Franco Francavilla (Massimo D'Azeglio High School, Turin, Italy)
8. School Library Design and Improvement: Perspectives from Three Singapore Principals
Chin Ee Loh (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
9. What Principals Need to Know about School Libraries: A Survey of Charter School Leaders
Katherine E. Klein (University of South Carolina, USA)
10. The Principal's Role in School Libraries in National Minority Schools in Croatia
Debora Radolovic(Italian Secondary School Dante Alighieri, Pula/Pola, Croatia)

Section III: Evaluation: Collecting and Analyzing Evidence

11. Assessment of Learning in the School Library
Anita Brooks Kirkland (Chair of Canadian School Libraries, Canada)
12. Evaluation: Towards a Model of a School Library Walkthrough
Nancy Everhart (Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA)
13. Sustaining the School Library through Mentoring, Accountability, Research, and Community
Judith Sykes (Canadian School Libraries, Canada)
14. School Library Contributions to Student Literacy, Learning, and Wellbeing: The Latest Evidence, 2014-2023
Hilary Hughes (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Cherie Allen (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), and Hossein Bozorgian (University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran)

Appendix A: School Library Provision, Impacts, and Contributions: Overview of International Research Evidence, 2000-2023
Hilary Hughes (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Cherie Allen (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), and Hossein Bozorgian (University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran)
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