Barbara K. Stripling

Barbara K. Stripling, DPS, has had a 30-year career as a classroom teacher, a school library media specialist, a library grant program director, a school district director of libraries and instructional services, and director of library programs at New Visions for Public Schools, a local education fund in New York City. She is currently Director of Library Services for the New York City Department of Education and recently completed her Doctorate of Professional Studies at Syracuse University. She is the creator of the Stripling Model of Inquiry, which has been adopted by the Library of Congress for its Teaching with Primary Sources initiative. Stripling has written or edited numerous books and articles, including her latest book, Curriculum Connections Through the Library: Principles and Practice (Libraries Unlimited, 2003), co-edited with Sandra Hughes-Hassell. She is a former president of the American Association of School Librarians and a former member of the American Library Association Executive Board. She recently completed her degree in the executive doctorate program in the iSchool @ Syracuse, researching the effect of teaching with primary sources on the development of historical empathy.