by Diana Maliszewski
Toward an Understanding of the Impact of Youth Involvement in Purchasing Resources for the School Library Learning Commons and Issues of Equity in Participant Selection
Abstract
In this paper the author conducts relatively unchartered research around student involvement in the purchase of library books. Method, references and survey responses should encourage other school library practitioner’s to replicate and add to this area of research.
Diana Maliszewski (OCT BA BEd MEd) is the teacher-librarian at Agnes Macphail Public School in the Toronto District School Board and has worked as a school library professional for over twenty years. From 2006 – 2018, she was the editor-in-chief of The Teaching Librarian, the official publication of the Ontario School Library Association. She served as the OSLA stream conference co-planner from 2018-2020 and currently is one of the directors of the Association for Media Literacy and planners for MakerEdTO. Diana has been honoured with several awards, and is a popular presenter at conferences throughout North America on topics such as gaming in education, graphic novels, popular culture, professional learning communities, makerspaces, and mentoring. Follow her blog and reach her on Twitter @MzMollyTL.