Mission
The Center for International Scholarship in School Librarianship (CISSL), as the leading international center dedicated to school libraries worldwide, provides an arena for the international community of school library scholars and practitioners to generate produce and share a substantial body of rigorous research on the dynamics and impacts of school libraries on student learning. CISSL enables the adoption, adaptation, and transformation of systematic research to practice. The center provides professional development that supports the implementation of research findings to the learning-centered practice of school libraries. At the foundation of the center;s planning is a strong financial foundation that supports its short and long-term research and research-to-practice agenda.
Vision
The Center for International Scholarship in School Librarianship (CISSL) is the leading international research and scholarly center that examines the dynamics and impacts of teaching and learning in school libraries. CISSL fosters the transformative role of school libraries in 21st century schools, their integral role in the learning fabric of schools, and their role in ongoing school improvement and reform.
