The mandate of Canadian School Libraries is to support research and education about school library learning commons practice in Canada. The Research Toolkit is integral to fulfilling this mission.
The CSL Research Toolkit supports school library practitioners in exploring their own practice through research.
The toolkit was created by the Canadian School Libraries Research Committee. The committee’s work also includes the ongoing development of the CSL Research Archive and supporting the work of Treasure Mountain Canada (TMC).
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CSL Research Committee
Anita Brooks Kirkland: As a writer, presenter and consultant, Anita Brooks Kirkland specializes in the areas of information and digital literacy and the role of the school library learning commons. She draws on her extensive experience as a teacher educator, both as an instructor in teacher-librarianship for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), and in her previous role as the Consultant for K-12 Libraries at the Waterloo Region DSB. Anita is an OLA past president (2014) and currently chairs Canadian School Libraries. She shares an extensive collection of program resources, articles, and presentations on her website and blog, www.bythebrooks.ca.
Marc d’Avernas: Marc d’Avernas is the Library Systems Administrator at the Waterloo Region District School Board. With his background in cataloguing, Marc has extensive experience with many types of library-related data. Marc is currently serving as co-chair of the Ontario School Library Impact Project, a research initiative of the Ontario Library Association.
Caroline Freibauer: Caroline Freibauer is a teacher-librarian at Assumption College School in Brantford. Her conviction that school libraries make a difference has led her on four Teacher Learning and Leadership Program investigations on how inquiry, critical thinking and analyzing qualitative data can support student learning. She is past-president of The Association of Library Co-ordinators of Ontario, editor of The Teaching Librarian Magazine and past chair of the Brantford Public Library Board.
Judith Sykes: Judith has been a teacher, teacher-librarian, district school library specialist, and elementary school principal for the Calgary Board of Education in Alberta, Canada. She was the provincial school library manager for the Alberta Ministry of Education, leading the School Library Services Initiative 2008-2012. Judith consults, has led library and leadership associations, and has published and presented extensively including serving as project coordinator/ contributing writer for Leading Learning: Standards Of Practice For School Library Learning Commons In Canada. She is currently a director of Canadian School Libraries (CSL). Judith is the author of five books with Libraries Unlimited, including two that deal specifically with teacher action research in the school library.
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