The School Libraries in View (SLiV)

School Libraries in View Journal Archive

The School Libraries in View (SLiV) is the journal of the CILIP School Libraries Group (SLG) and is published annually.

SLG's aims are:

To inform SLG members of the work carried out on their behalf
To report on the wider world of children's librarianship by focusing on key issues and government initiatives
To celebrate the work of school librarians
To advocate for school libraries at the highest level of Government
To provide training for our members at a sustainable cost
To enable our membership to attain Certification or Chartership by offering advice and training

Each edition includes:

Commissioned articles from our members on a given theme of topical interest
A report from the current SLG Chair on their plans for the coming year
News from members

Each issue is archived on the web after publication. Members have access to the articles that have appeared in SLiV since 2015 onwards. Access current and archive journals from SLiV below, from issues 40 through 48.

Views expressed in SLiV are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of SLG or of CILIP.

SLiV - Issue 48

The latest issue features articles on the DfE Reading Framework, the Great School Libraries Campaign, highlights from IFLA World Congress 2023, and countering confirmation bias in student research.

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SLiV - Issue 47

This issue features articles on Reading for Pleasure, cementing Information Literary into research ethics, IFLA and global action, lockdown legacies and reward based learning.

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SLiV - Issue 46

40th Anniversary Edition

This issue features articles on the history of school libraries and the origins of SLG, on how school libraries empower equality, forty years of the CKG Medals, and librarians in literature.

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SLiV - Issue 45

This issue features articles on the LILAC conference and life literacies, a practical approach to impact evaluation, a framework for guiding book reviews and a report on the first year of the Great School Libraries Campaign.

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SLiV - Issue 44

This issue features articles on repurposing the school library, reflections on the APPG report on Fake News and the teaching of critical literacies, the revised CILIP definition of Information Literacy and aligning user understandings and organisational methods for fiction.

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SLiV - Issue 43

This issue features articles on between the classroom and the library, enhancing information literacy and inquiry in primary schools, an investigation into embedding research skills within research projects and teachers as librarians.

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SLiV - Issue 42

This issue features articles on Prep School librarians – the unsung heroes, building a library in Tanzania and between the library and the classroom by Darryl Toerien

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SLiV - Issue 41

This issue features articles on luscious literacy learning: improving provision for literacy, does the history of school libraries have any relevance to our profession?, and an archivist’s experience of working on a major exhibition on World War 1.

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SLiV - Issue 40

This issue features articles on Beware of librarians bearing gifts – developing a new library, and the modelling of reading by Dr Andrew Shenton.

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