Background Information
Acronym: IASL
Address: Dept. 962, Box 34069
City: Seattle
State: Washington
Zip: 98124-1069
E-mail: iasl@rockland.com
Web Address: http://www.iasl-slo.org/
General Inquiries About Organization
Name and Title: Penny Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director
Fax: (604) 925-0566
E-mail: penny.moore@xtra.co.nz
Forum Contact Person
Name and Title: Penny Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director
Fax: (604) 925-0566
E-mail: penny.moore@xtra.co.nz
Name and Title: Dr. Ross Todd, Representative, Rutgers University
Telephone: (202) 537-6346
Fax: (202) 537-5743
E-mail: rtodd@scils.rutgers.edu
Mission Statement
The mission of the International Association of School Librarianship is to provide an
international forum for those people interested in promoting effective school library programs
as viable instruments in the educational process.
Organizational Background/Description
The International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) was established in Jamaica in
August 1971 by the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP).
The goals were to bring together people from many countries who were interested in school
library service and to create an international forum for those people who were interested in
developing library services in primary and secondary schools.
Information Literacy Goals, Areas of Interest, Publications, Standards, etc.
Information Literacy is a Special Interest Group within IASL. The group objectives are
to create an opportunity for members to discuss various types of literacy development in schools, with particular focus on learning how to read; to network with other educational and governmental agencies dealing with literacy issues; to share information about resources, training programs, curriculum development, teaching strategies, conferences and workshops; to share information about resources that can be used effectively in the development of English as a second language with immigrant populations; to examine strategies for working with teachers serving aboriginal languages, dialects and specific ethnic populations and to discuss the role of technology in assisting with language acquisition and reading, and the implications for school libraries.
IASL publishes a newsletter and a journal entitled School Libraries Worldwide.
Both publications feature articles, summaries of recent research and school libary-related
activities concerning information literacy.
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