by Diana Maliszewski
Decades of Data: Accountability and Impact with Annual Reports
Abstract
The author, an Ontario teacher-librarian and new Canadian School Libraries (CSL) Board Director, in a longitudinal study examines the impact of school library learning commons data collection and reporting over two decades in the same school. Despite ongoing challenges over time, the reflective conclusion demonstrates key personal and professional learnings on the importance of accountability in practice. Appendixes include a data collection tool “Exit Ticket on Library Collaboration” and copies of annual reports prepared in 2004/2005 and 2023/2024 where readers can further study changes that occurred.
Appendix A / Appendix B / Appendix C
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-five years. From 2006 – 2018, she was the editor-in-chief of The Teaching Librarian, the official publication of the Ontario School Library Association. Currently, she is the co-Vice President of the Association for Media Literacy and Canada’s representative with the North American and European chapter of UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy Alliance. Diana developed and still facilitates the Teacher Librarianship Additional Qualification courses for York University and Queen’s University. Diana has been honoured with several awards, such as the Follett International Teacher-Librarian of the Year in 2008 and the OLA President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in 2013. She blogs weekly as part of her reflective professional practice at mondaymollymusings.blogspot.com.