Moore, JenniferSmith, DaniellaSchultz-Jones, BarbaraMarino, John2020-01-272020-01-272019-10-21This is the published version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl7390. Recommended citation: Moore, J. E., Smith, D., Schultz-Jones, B., & Marino, J. (2019). Data literacy: School librarians as data coaches. IASL Annual Conference Proceedings. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl7390https://hdl.handle.net/11274/12115Article originally published in IASL Annual Conference Proceedings. English. Published online 2019. https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl7390School library educators at two university locations in North Texas collaborated on a research initiative to address the perceived need for data literacy preparation at the pre-service level. The research initiative explored the potential for school librarians to provide data literacy leadership through the systematic development of competencies in the master’s-level pre-service professional preparation program. Participants from various school levels operated as a focus group in the fall of 2018 to identify competencies necessary for library professionals to develop as part of a pre-service training program.The answers to the nine key questions are presented as participant data related to data-informed decision-making in schools.en-USData literacySchool librariansData coachesSchool librarian leadershipArticleCC BY-NC