School Library Journal | Reed Business Information (A summary of the alaska study is available at www.educ Fedora, AP (1993). An Explorationof the Scheduling Patterns of Two Exemplary school media centers. http://slj.reviewsnews.com/esec/Article_153041.htm
School Library Journal | Reed Business Information has decreased professional staffing in library media centers in an and in some instances,school librarians, make In Oregon, alaska, and Arizona, for example http://slj.reviewsnews.com/esec/Article_152998.htm
Extractions: Illustrations by David Bamundo For states that did not respond, data are from Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State, School Year 1995-96 , U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES 97-541). States not responding were: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, and W. Virginia. To create this national report on school library staffing, SLJ asked me to survey school library media officials in state libraries or education departments in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. All but 15 responded.
IT4L: Library Media Center Resources on appropriate staffing for school library media centers, role of LRS studies conductedin alaska, Colorado and in 2000 show that school media librarians and http://www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm/lmcres2.html
Impact Quotations of school Library media centers on Academic Achievement Colorado Study, schoolLibrary media Quarterly, Spring, 1994. Two more recent studies in alaska and http://www.oelma.org/advquotes.htm
Extractions: Students who score higher on "tests tend to come from schools which have more library resource staff and more books, periodicals and videos, and where the instructional role of the teacher-librarian and involvement in cooperative program planning and teaching is more prominent." ~ Keith Curry Lance, et. al. The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement "School library media specialists play an important role in improving student achievement through the teaching of information literacy, the promotion of reading literacy and the continued integration of technology. No where else in a school system does one see these three important factors come together. In order to be successful in these three areas, a student needs adequate resources, something school libraries have not had through national, state or local funds recently." ~ Gayle Geitgey, OELMA President, March 2001 . Back to OELMA's Advocacy Action Plan OELMA Impact Quotations
Extractions: to Student Achievement Graphic from the American Association of School Librarians This page contains links to research reports and other documents that show that school libraries make a difference to student achievement; that school libraries have a positive impact on students and on learning. There are documents from a number of countries. There are also links to articles in professional journals and newspapers that are based on these documents. This page is intended to help school librarians to answer the question, "Do school libraries make a difference?". Everyone Please Read those ** Proof of the Power: Recent Research on the Impact of School Library Media Programs on the Academic Achievement of U.S. Public School Students . ERIC Digest. Written by Keith Curry Lance in 2001, this ERIC Digest [ED456861] reviews and summarises recent United States research studies related to school libraries and student achievement, particularly statewide studies in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Alaska and Oregon. The research is reviewed in the light of the American Information Power document.
About Us - Guide To Information Literacy Skills in alaska schools Juneau alaska State Library, 1999 http//www.library.state.ak.us/dev/infoemxs.pdf.The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/GILS/about.html
Extractions: Sarasota County Library/Media Program A committee of Sarasota County school media specialists and district curriculum coordinators, under the direction of Gerry Haworth, Supervisor, Media and Instructional Materials, and Lynn Urban, Instructional Technology Specialist, began meeting during the 2001-2002 school year to research the topic of Information Literacy and discuss plans for developing useful tools to assist teachers and media specialists in effectively teaching information literacy skills. During the summer of 2002, media specialists and teachers began developing the materials found on this website. The materials will continue to be refined and expanded throughout the 2002-2003 school year.
Library Links alaska Anchorage school District Library Resources; Fairbanks North Star Boroughschool Colorado Aspen school District media centers Aspen; media http://www.mesa.k12.co.us/DSE/Media/liblink2.html
Education Week - Registration - Access Restricted Like many states, alaska and Pennsylvania do not require that schools hire Readthe report The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic http://www.edweek.org/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=28libe.h19
Education Week - Registration - Access Restricted 2 Among schools with Internet access. alaska. INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTERS. Computer labs,13.0. Libraries/media centers, 76.0. National school Lunch Program, Eligible, ? http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc02/state_data.cfm?slug=35ak_data.h21
Mediatalk of well stocked, well staffed school media centers, writes Students reading, accordingto studies of school library programs in alaska, Colorado, and http://www.stvrain.k12.co.us/LHS/library/mediatalk.html
Extractions: MEDIA TALK Index Libraries Make a Difference Study Shows Test Scores Tied to School Library Resources. Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, summarizing studies of the relationship of well stocked, well staffed school media centers, writes "Students in schools with appropriate and sufficient library collections and qualified library personnel tend to perform better on standardized tests, especially in reading, according to studies of school library programs in Alaska, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. Making the school library an integral learning center and encouraging teachers and librarians to collaborate on lesson plans and classroom assignments could help raise student achievement..." CLICK HERE AND READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE According to the studies discussed in the article above, students scored higher on tests when there was an increase
APPENDIX V as an Agent of Academic Achievement in alaska schools; alaska State Library, Juneau,alaska, 1999 The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic http://www.learningresources.ab.ca/appendix_v.htm
Extractions: Learning Resources Council Home Calendar Executive Links ... Join Us! APPENDIX V References Cooperation in Instruction between Classroom Teachers and School Library Media Specialists: A Look at Teacher Characteristics in Texas Elementary Schools . School Library Media Quarterly, 20 (2), 79-85. Focus on Research; A Guide to Developing Students Research Skills . Alberta Education, 1990. Hamilton-Pennell, Christine, Keith Curry Lance, Marcia J. Rodney, and Eugene Hainer. Dick and Jane Go to the Head Of the Class . April 1, 2000, online, http://www.slj.com/articles/articles/20000401_7475.asp, May 5, 2001. Haycock, Ken. (1992). What Works: Research About Teaching and Learning Through the Schools Library Resource Center . Rockland Press, Seattle. Lance, K. C , Marcia J. Rodney, Christine Hamilton-Pennell, How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards; The Second Colorado Study ; Colorado State Library, Colorado Department of Education, Denver, Colorado; April, 2000. Lance, K. C , Christine Hamilton-Pennell, Marcia J. Rodney, Lois A. Petersen, Clara Sitter, Information Empowered; The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska Schools
Extractions: School District of Philadelphia Library Programs and Services by Debra Gniewek (May 1999) In 1993, Keith Curry Lance and others, published the findings of a study funded by the U.S. Department of Education (Lance, 1993). The study showed the strength of the school library program as a clear predictor of academic achievement, reporting a positive correlation between school library expenditures, the role of the librarian, and student achievement. At every grade level studied, as the size of the center's staff and collection increased, test scores increased. Researchers concluded that: "Students at schools with better funded and staffed [school libraries] tend to achieve higher test scores, whether their schools and communities are rich or poor and whether the adults in the community are well or poorly educated." Lance is currently replicating the study in Alaska and our own state of Pennsylvania. In The Power of Reading , a meta-analysis of twenty years of reading research, Stephen Krashen reported that children get a substantial percentage of their reading material from the school library and that greater access to books and to centralized collections with professional librarians resulted in higher reading scores. Krashen found that school libraries which have larger, quality collections; which are available to students more hours; which provide comfortable and relaxing reading environments; and which are staffed with qualified school librarians, produce students with higher reading achievement (Krashen, 1993). In Krashen's own words:
UW School Library Media Specialist Certificate Program Washington Essential Learnings and alaska Essential Goals are this course is on schoollibrary media development during formal visits to library media centers. http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/slm/slm_crs.asp
Extractions: Develops competency in administering materials, equipment and services of the library media program as an integral part of the educational process of school. Focuses on developing skills in acquiring, organizing and managing the full range of learning resources for access and use, and presenting the program to users. The emphasis of this course is school library media resources and services. An overview of the central role of library media programs, major principles, and current issues in the field are provided. Students develop a personal professional growth plan that guides fieldwork.
SCOE Resources: Research Supporting School Libraries updated Colorado study, and recent studies in alaska and Pennsylvania school libraries,try a search on school Library media centers. AASL Facts http://www.sonoma.k12.ca.us/resources/library/rsrch_support.html
Extractions: Library Research Service This public-private partnership shares an amazing collection of statistics and research related to libraries. An updated Colorado study, and recent studies in Alaska and Pennsylvania, are highlighted in Fast Fact #164 AASL Facts and Figures The American Association of School Librarians has collected these articles, studies, and statistics as part of their Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development. Take a look here for the best resources about libraries from the American Library Association, the Library Research Service, the National Center for Education Statistics, and others. Not sure how to make your case with statistics? AASL's new Advocacy Toolkit offers ready-to-use tools for conducting an advocacy campaignlarge or smallfor school library media programs. Executive Summary: Findings from the Evaluation of the National Library Power Program (PDF) AASL Position Statements These brief position statements are approved by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Board of Directors and are useful tools for developing school library media policies within schools or districts. Statements include: value of library media programs in education, appropriate staffing for school library media centers, flexible scheduling, and more.
Iowa Educational Media Association (IEMA) Conference Welcome Keith Curry Lance is the force behind the Colorado, alaska, and Pennsylvaniastudies on the impact of school library/media centers on student learning. http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/IEMA/2001welcome.html
FactBook 2002 - School Libraries including studies conducted in Colorado, Pennsylvania, alaska, and Massachusetts UpExpenditures for Resources in school Library media centers, FY 1997 http://www.cde.ca.gov/resrc/factbook/schoollib.htm
Extractions: At the heart of the School Library Act is acknowledgment of the critical need for more and better books for students to read as an integral part of the California Reading Initiative. It is the goal of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to bring California's school library book count up to 20 up-to-date, relevant, enticing books per student.
Making The Case of Education conducted studies in alaska, Colorado, and Pennsylvania which showthe impact of school library media centers and media specialists on kids http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ld/youth/case.htm
Extractions: National as well as state-by-state profiles, graphs showing state indicators over time, maps based on KIDS COUNT data, and state rankings. You can even download data that you can manipulate yourself. This publication and website are just part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Initiative Children in North Carolina A wealth of data, county-by-county, available as PDF files. Health Indicators, Educational Indicators, Social Indicators, Economic Indicators a variety of ways to examine the well-being of children in North Carolina all made available by the NC Child Advocacy Institute National Center for Educational Statistics The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is reported state-by-state in a variety of subject areas as the Nation's Report Card . The profile for North Carolina , which contains the most recent data available, summarizes our participation and performance in all subject areas. The site also has a variety of reports on the state-level
Course Syllabus For EDCI 355A in EDCI 384 Supervised Experience in school Library media centers. LRS studies conductedin alaska, Colorado and in 2000 show that school media librarians and http://www.csuchico.edu/~pmilbury/355A.html
Extractions: Course Description: The Library Media Teacher Services Credential program at CSU, Chico places a high value on the Administrative Leadership role of the LMT due to our belief that the library media program is an integral part of teaching and learning in the school. The school library media teacher, in order to be effective, must translate the mission, goals, objectives, policies and procedures of the school library media program into action through effective leadership, planning, and evaluation. EDCI 355A Administration of School Media Centers is the class in which LMT candidates most directly address the skills related to administrative leadership.
