Library & Information Services

Rebecca Leonhard is current chair of the ECIS Library and Information Services Committee. In 2023, she became the Information Services Librarian at University of Doha for Science and Technology in Doha, Qatar. Previous to this, Rebecca worked in international school libraries in Switzerland, China and Germany since 2011. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Penn State University and her Master’s of Science in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her secondary school experience, Rebecca worked in college and university libraries in the United States since 2004. She regularly serves on various committees within the American Library Association and the international school community. In 2014, Rebecca was named an American Library Association Emerging Leader.

Vivienne Blake is a High School Librarian at EF Academy in Thornwood, New York. She specializes in developing research skills that prepare students for college and university. Academic integrity is both a guide and a challenge in the 21st century. Vivienne helps students learn to select digital tools that safeguard academic integrity, encourage their unique voices, and contribute meaningfully to a collective pool of knowledge. Artificial Intelligence is a passion of hers and she enjoys exploring its development in relation to education

Clare Brumpton is Head of Research Centre at the International School of London, an IB school where she is responsible for three libraries and the ISL Research Institute. She has worked in school libraries for 25 years within the UK and has experience of the International Baccalaureate, the International Primary Curriculum and UK National Curriculum.

Clare has a BA(Hons) in Social Sciences, an MScEcon in Library and Information Management where she specialised in School Librarianship and a PGDip in Educational Leadership and Management. She is active in a number of library forums and groups within the UK and internationally, has co-authored a series of best practice articles for publication, and has presented and published on the principles of the ISL Research Institute.

Twitter: @ClareBrumpton

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