FOSIL Group member Elizabeth Hutchinson has written an article – Thinking and acting in a global village: A story in three parts – for Information Professional (Jan-Feb 2021), the magazine of CILIP – the library and information association.

Over the last couple of years, I have been been Vice-Chair of the Great School Libraries Campaign, a joint initiative of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), CILIP’s School Libraries Group and the School Library Association. This has enabled me to bring my knowledge and understanding of inquiry learning into focus by leading the Learning Through Inquiry strand in the second phase of the campaign.

The convergence of the IFLA School Library Guidelines and FOSIL in the Great School Libraries campaign has been a fascinating and intersting journey, which has not only allowed me to understand the importance of the Guidelines and their link to FOSIL, but also understand the need for school librarians to expand their roles through inquiry learning.

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