“…Previous studies have provided taxonomies and models of collaboration (Loertscher, 1988;Loertscher and Koechlin, 2015;Montiel-Overall, 2007, 2008; identified how the perceptions of teachers and lack of sufficient knowledge about the role of the school library poses challenges (Latham et al, 2013); and how the school librarian is typically responsible for initiating and pursuing collaboration (Gildersleeves, 2012). Others have pointed to the importance of well-staffed school libraries (Francis et al, 2010;Haycock, 2011) and shown how school librarians constantly struggle to receive support from school management (Hartzell, 2002;Shannon, 2012;Turner et al, 2007). Previous research has also identified the main teaching areas for both librarians and teachers as: democratic issues, citizenship, media-and information literacy, credibility, and critical thinking in a digital society (see also Merga, 2021).…”