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Collaboration Between Teachers and Librarians

Introduction
Benefits to Students
Benefits to Teachers
Tips for Collaboration
References

American Association of School Librarians. (2020, January 25). Position statement: the school librarian's role in reading.  Ala.org. http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/resources/statements

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Cooper, O.P. & Bray, M. (2011).  School library media specialist-teacher collaboration: characteristics, challenges, opportunities. Tech Trends 55(4), 48-54.

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D'Orio, W. (2019). Powerful partnerships: librarian-teacher collaborations yield robust, original ideas. School Library Journal 65(1), 24-27.

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Gess, A. (2009). Collaboration: finding the teacher, finding the topic, finding the time. Library Media Connection, 27(4), 24-25.

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Haycock, K. (1999). Fostering collaboration, leadership and information literacy: common behaviors of uncommon principals and factors. NASSP Bulletin. 

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Jones, T. (2016). A prime co-teaching opportunity. School Library Journal. https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=a-prime-co-teaching-opportunity

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Lance, K.C. & Kachel, D. (2018). Why school librarians matter: What years of research tell us. Phi Delta Kappan. https://kappanonline.org/lance-kachel-school-librarians-matter-years-research/

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Lance, K.C., Schwarz, B, & Rodney, M. (2014). How libraries transform schools by contributing to
student success: evidence linking South Carolina school libraries and PASS & HSAP results. RSL Research Group.

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Latham, D., Gross, M., & Witte, S. (2013). Preparing teachers and librarians to collaborate to teach 21st century skills: views of LIS and education faculty. School Library Research. http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol16/SLR_PreparingTeachersLibrarianstoCollaborate_V16.pdf

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McKeever, C., Bates, J., & Reilly, J. (2017). School library staff perspectives on teacher information
literacy and collaboration. Journal of Information Literacy, 11(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/11.2.2187

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McNee, D., & Radmer, E. (2017).  Librarians and learning: the impact of collaboration. English Leadership Quarterly, 40(1), 6-9.

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Merga, M. (2019, February 21). Collaborating with teacher librarians to support adolescents’ literacy and literature learning. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. https://doi-org.pallas2.tcl.sc.edu/10.1002/jaal.958

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Purcell, M. (2010). All librarians do is check out books, right? A look at the roles of a school library media specialist. Library Media Connection, 29(3), 30-33.

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Rawson, C. (2014). Every flower in the garden: collaboration between school librarians and science teachers. School Libraries Worldwide, 20(1), 20-28. doi: 10.14265.20.1.003

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Russell, S. (2002). Teachers and librarians: collaborative relationships.  Teacher Librarian 29(6), 35-38.

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Stein, E. (2014). How to create fruitful co-teaching partnerships. MiddleWeb. https://www.middleweb.com/17917/real-coteaching-partnerships/

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