1. Information Skills Curriculum - School Library Media Centers K12 Information for school library media specialists in developing the information curriculum, K12 Resources for school librarians; from schoolLibraries.Org with subjects. oregon Educational media Association. and other resources. school Library media Activities Monthly http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/libinst.htm

Information Skills Curriculum Curricula General Education as Psychology, Learning Styles] Instructional Design Instruction Curricula Virginia. Standards of Learning Objectives Virginia's Standards of Accreditation; Standards of Quality Resources for school librarians; from School-Libraries.Org Colorado Information Literacy Planning checklist for Schools (Draft) [pdf file]; guidelines, Information Power ; Overview of Information Literacy [pdf file] Illinois Learning Standards with subjects Oregon Educational Media Association. Information Literacy Guidelines Introduction, print resources, web sites, Oregon Information Literacy Guidelines Virginia's SOLs. Library/Information Use Older standards but still useful for new librarians. State of North Carolina, Dept. of Education North Carolina's DOE. State curriculum can be purchased. Utah Curriculum Database Search library media curriculum. Curriculum is online. Information Literacy and the Net Course outline from Bellingham Public Schools [Back to Top] General Education Critical Thinking Skills Educational Psychology Learning Styles [Back to Top] Instructional Design Big Six Information Problem Solving Basics By Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz.

2. Other States/Studies 8R. Hermiston, oregon highschool students. Powerschool - Web-based access to student attendance, current grades, assignment information, etc. Bulletin Board - Under Construction. media centers http://www.lrs.org/html/data/school/slmc_other_states.html

School Library Media Centers Impact Studies in Other States Alaska Pennsylvania LRS Studies) In addition to the 2000 "Colorado Study," the Library Research Service has conducted studies of school library media centers in Alaska and Pennsylvania.  Results show that here, too, school media librarians and libraries help students perform better on standardized tests. School Studies Proof of the Power Message to Principals News Articles School Libraries Colorado CO 1998 SLMC Data CO 1999 SLMC Data CO 2000 SLMC Data ... National Other States/Studies Other Library Data Academic Public Other State Studies Texas 2001 Texas School Libraries: Standards, Resources, Services, and Students' Performance http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/schlibsurvey/index.html

3. Bloomington School Media Centers Bloomington school District 271 school media Program Visit our new. media centers! Elementary. K5. Hillcrest. Community school and Students' Performance. oregon Study Good schools Have school Librarians. Maryland school Library http://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/distinfo/technology/media/media.html

Bloomington School District 271 School Media Program Mission Statement The mission of the district media and technology program is to provide an environment in which all individuals in Bloomington are empowered to become life-long learners and effective users of information, ideas and technology. Sample Elementary Weblinks Visit our new media centers! Elementary K-5 Hillcrest Community School Media Center Web Collection Indian Mounds Elementary Media Center Web Collection Normandale Hills Elementary Media Center Web Collection Oak Grove Elementary Media Center Web Collection Olson Elementary Web Collection Poplar Bridge Elementary Media Center Web Collection Ridgeview Elementary Web Collection Valley View Elementary Media Center Web Collection Washburn Elementary Media Center Web Collection Westwood Elementary Media Center Web Collection Middle Schools Oak Grove Middle School Media Center Web Collection Olson Middle School Media Center Web Collection Valley View Middle School Media Center Web Collection High Schools Thomas Jefferson High School Web Collection Kennedy High School Media Center Web Collection Media Resources

4. School Library Media Impact Surveys THE IMPACT OF school LIBRARY media centers ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THE co-authoredthe survey of how oregon school library media programs relate to http://www.iema-ia.org/IEMA119.html

School Library Media Studies on Achievement SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA IMPACT STUDIES http://www.lrs.org/html/about/school_studies.html This is the web site for Library Reseach Service which includes information on the research methods for the Alaska, Colorado, and Pennsylvania surveys, and various articles and presentations regarding impact studies and surveys. INFORMATION EMPOWERED: THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN AS AN AGENT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ALASKA SCHOOLS http://www.library.state.ak.us/dev/infoemxs.pdf This is the "Alaska Study" that was conducted by Keith Curry Lance, Christine Hamilton-Pennell, Marcia J. Rodney, with Lois Petersen in 1999. This is the Executive Summary of an assessment of the impact of Alaska school librarians on academic achievement in the state's public schools. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: A SURVEY OF ISSUES AND NETWORK APPLICATIONS http://www.kn.pacbell.com/survey/k12libraries.pdf SBC Pacific Bell survey of curriculum leaders in California's 25 largest school districts shows that the overriding issue for California schools is academic achievement. School library media centers are being looked at in a different light given the drive for increased student achievement, with under-staffing being the top issue, coupled with equity of accwss to library resources. THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT - THE FIRST COLORADO STUDY http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/slmr_resources/select_lance.html

5. School Library Impact Studies school Library media centers Impact Studies studies have been conducted in other statesincluding Alaska, Iowa, Massachusetts, oregon, Pennsylvania and http://www.lrs.org/Impact_study.htm

Research and Statistics About Libraries State Of Colorado Home Page Colorado Department of Education University of Denver About LRS ... Fast Facts School Library Impact Studies Colorado Studies School Library Impact Studies in AK IA MA OR ... TX Library Research Service 201 East Colfax Avenue, Suite 309, Denver, Colorado 80203-1799 Keith Curry Lance, Director (303) 866-6737 - Fax (303) 866-6940 Questions or comments about the site Please contact Tammi Moe, Web Mistress The Library Research Service is a partnership of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education with the Library and Information Science Program in the College of Education at the University of Denver. The Colorado Studies How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study by Keith Curry Lance, Christine Hamilton-Pennell, and Marcia J. Rodney Executive Summary (.pdf)

6. History Of Medford School District Library Media Centers Dr. Steve History Of Me school Library media Studies on Achievement in the state's public schools. CALIFORNIA school LIBRARY media centers AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT A SURVEY OF the survey of how oregon school library media programs relate to student http://www.laurabushfoundation.com/Wisely.pdf

7. IMLS: Publications Conferences & Resources: Conferences History of Medford school District Library media centers Dr. SteveWisely, Superintendent Medford school District Medford, oregon. http://www.imls.gov/pubs/whitehouse0602/stevewisely.htm

White House Conference on School Libraries History of Medford School District Library Media Centers Dr. Steve Wisely, Superintendent Medford School District Medford, Oregon School districts define the function of a library and the role of the library media specialist in a variety of ways. As a youngster growing up in Medford, Oregon, and graduating from its school system, I did not have an opportunity to meet a "real" librarian until entering junior high school in grade 7. In elementary school, classroom teachers filled the narrowly defined role of the librarian, which at the time was simply to assist students in checking out library books. In 1985, after a 16 year absence, I returned to Medford and became superintendent of schools. At that time, I found that the function of the library had remained basically the same, that is, a warehouse of books, but support for those responsible to oversee it had deteriorated even more. Classroom teachers had minimal involvement in the library. Non-certified staff, with no formal training in instruction, no child development background, no knowledge of reading levels of students, and no course work in libraries were ordering library books and checking them out to students. A concerted effort to place certified library media specialists in the district's thirteen elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools began in 1986 and was completed in 1990. At the same time, the classified employees previously assigned to the library media center were retained and inserviced to support the program to ensure that the certified library media specialists had time to perform the duties for which they had been trained.

8. Oregon Institute Of Technology Library High School Outreach Program The oregon Institute of Technology Library welcomes visits from high schools in the Klamath ACP/HST may request interlibrary loan materials from their high school media centers. http://www.library.oit.edu/highschooloutreach.htm

OIT Library Catalog Databases Index Databases Reference Databases Research Help ... OIT home High School Outreach Program: Information for Teachers and Media Specialists Program Description and Purpose The Oregon Institute of Technology Library welcomes visits from high schools in the Klamath Basin. The Library's Outreach Program was created to promote collaboration with high school media specialists and classroom teachers. Our goal is to develop students' research skills and appreciation of the power of information. Library teaching efforts focus on the use of library resources, qualitative evaluation of information, and electronic search techniques. OIT librarians provide tours of the facility as well as hands-on class instruction in the use of traditional and electronic information resources. The program gives students the opportunity for guided exploration and use of an academic library. Before Visiting the Library Make arrangements for the visit/instruction session at least two weeks prior to the scheduled date. OIT student use of the library must be our priority, therefore high school tours and instruction will not be available during peak-use hours or during OIT's Dead or Finals weeks. Provide the library with student assignment topics, so that these topics may be incorporated as examples into the instruction session.

9. School Library Standards And Evaluation The study is available in pdf format. The oregon Study Conducted in 2002. The Impactof school Library media centers on Academic Achievement - The http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/evaluate.html

Resources for School Librarians - Index School Libraries on the Web : Main Directory School Library Standards and Evaluation School Library Standards Job Descriptions Evaluation Forms School Library Mission Statements ... School Library Statistics Today it seems that accountability is the hot topic in educational reform. It will become increasingly important for school library media specialists to demonstrate the importance of their media center to the school, and also be able to demonstrate how effectively they are doing their job. Busy adminstrators like numbers and well organized reports to demonstrate progress. School Library Standards for Programs and Facilities Maine School Library Facilities Handbook Library Media Standards - State of Maryland. Standards for School Library Media Centers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Minnesota Standards for Effective School Library Programs - in PDF format. Missouri School Library Standards Standards for New Mexico School Libraries Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Programs - available in PDF format from the Pennsylvania State Library. Program Quality Indicators - Rhode Island Educational Media Association.

10. Oregon LSTA Grants Funded In 2000 The oregon Educational media Association will implement a study to measure theimpact of oregon school library media centers on academic achievement. http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/libdev/LSTA/2000OregonLSTAGrantsFunded.htm

Oregon LSTA Grants Funded in 2000 1) Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement The Oregon Educational Media Association will implement a study to measure the impact of Oregon school library media centers on academic achievement. Grant amount: $40,780 2) Ten County Regional Library System Governance Simulation Under Eastern Oregon Library Association's grant the governance of a ten county regional library will be simulated as part of a ground-breaking planning effort for improved library service. Grant amount: $80,700 3) Reaching Out to Children The Deschutes County Library District will purchase a KidMobile to reach out and bring the library to county children who would otherwise be unable to use the library. Grant amount: $151,000 4) La Biblioteca de Silver Falls: Un Programa para la Comunidad Hispano hablante The Silver Falls Library District will develop expanded service to their Hispanic community by purchasing Spanish language books and videos, assembling Spanish language story time kits, and arranging for transportation to story times. Grant amount: $48,770 5) Start-up Support for Josephine County Juvenile Justice Library The Josephine County Library System will work with the county Juvenile Justice Center to establish a library of reading materials for youth in protective custody. Grant amount: $10,500

11. Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse - Eleventh Annual Report The oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse received information about 16 challengesto library materials Challenges In school Library media centers. http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/libdev/11intfree.html

Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse Eleventh Annual Report Goal of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse The goal of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse is to uphold the principles of the Library Bill of Rights in all types of libraries, by improving communication between librarians, board members, professional associations, and other concerned groups in Oregon about challenges to intellectual freedom, and by increasing awareness as to how threats to intellectual freedom can be overcome. Objectives of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse To establish a central clearinghouse to collect and disseminate reports about challenges to intellectual freedom in all types of Oregon libraries. To provide information about challenged materials to public library directors and library board members, school media center librarians, and academic librarians when requests for reconsideration of materials are formally registered. To provide information to public library directors and library board members, school media center librarians, and academic librarians about establishing appropriate policies and procedures before a challenge to intellectual freedom occurs. To cooperate with other persons and groups concerned with intellectual freedom or related issues.

12. City Of Ashland - Library & School Media school library media centers throughout the State of oregon will also join theAmerican Association of school Librarians in celebrating the month of April http://www.ashland.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=643

13. IASL: School Library Resources On The Internet: School Libraries Make A Differen Alaska and oregon. The research is reviewed in the light of the American InformationPower document. The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic http://www.iasl-slo.org/make-a-difference.html

Home Contact Search About IASL ... Administration SCHOOL LIBRARIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 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?". 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.

14. - ::-:: Oregon Institute Of Technology ::-:: The oregon Institute of Technology Library welcomes visits from high schools HST mayrequest interlibrary loan materials from their high school media centers. http://www.oit.edu/?method=lbry&pageid=97

15. Welcome To Adobe GoLive 6 The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic Achievement Good schools Haveschool Librarians oregon school Librarians Collaborate to Improve Academic http://www.lmcsource.com/tech/ResearchStudies.html

School Library Media Programs and Academic Achievement: A Bibliography and Availability List by David V. Loertscher, March, 2003 The Gaver Study, 1963 Gaver, Mary V. Effectiveness of Centralized Library Service in Elementary Schools. 2nd ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1963 (out of print, find in many academic libraries or school district professional libraries). The First Colorado Study, 1993: Lance, Keith C, Linda Welborn, and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement . Castle Rock, CO: Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 1993 (available from LMC Source at http://www.lmcsource.com under research) The Second Colorado Study, 2000 Lance, Keith C., Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study . San Jose, CA: Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2000 (available from LMC Source online at http://www.lmcsource.com under research). The Alaska Study, 2000: Lance, Keith C., Christine Hamilton-Pennell, Marcia J. Rodney, with Lois Peterson and Clara Sitter.

16. Research Titles For LMC Papers of the 6th Treasure Mountain Research Retreat Troutdale, oregon, March 31April1, 1997 ed. by Danierl Callison school LIBRARY media centers. http://www.lmcsource.com/tech/research.html

Research Titles In a single year since the first edition of this popular publication, evidence from four new states and Scotland has appeared! Users of the previous publication will appreciate all the updates, the new features, and newly revised PowerPoint presentations. POWERING ACHIEVEMENT: SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE: THE EVIDENCE 2nd Edition Keith Curry Lance and David V. Loertscher ISBN 0-93150-84-8; $27.00 Summarizing the four major state academic achievement studies for an audience of administrators, boards, or parents? This publication provides three readymade presentations. A one-minute presentation complete with a reproduceable handout. A five minute presentation with handouts and visuals. A full 15 minute presentation with handouts and visuals The presentations emphasize the needed commitments a school district must make, the collaborative and leadership activities a school library media staff must make, and summarize the amount of impact on achievement that can be expected when the library media program is well developed. A must publication for every library media specialist and leader!

17. About Us - Guide To Information Literacy Skills oregon school Librarians Collaborate to Improve Academic Achievement oregon Educationalmedia The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/GILS/about.html

Return to GILS Home Page 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. T he resources below provide research findings about library/media practices that help improve student achievement. Make the Connection: Quality School Library Media Programs Impact Academic Achievement in Iowa Iowa Education Agencies.

18. OLA Quarterly, Volume 4, Number 3, Fall 1998 Service and Information Skills in oregon High school Library centers byDiane ClausSmith, North Salem High school Library, media Specialist. http://www.olaweb.org/quarterly/quar4-3/claus-smith.shtml

Home Publications Calendar Jobline ... Legislative Agenda OLA Quarterly Service and Information Skills in Oregon High School Library Centers by Diane Claus-Smith, North Salem High School Library, Media Specialist Colleagues at public and academic libraries have often asked me about school library media centers. Here are some answers to their questions. WHAT KINDS OF RESOURCES DO MOST HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS PROVIDE FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND STAFF? PRINT RESOURCES Encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and specialized reference works form the backbone of a high school print reference collection. Most high school library media centers are equipped with standard reference resources, depending upon the size of their student body, curriculum specialty areas and, of course, budgetary limitations. Currency is often an issue because of financial constraints. Often gaps in collections occur because of budget shortfalls or changes in priorities. Purchases of high cost reference materials may be deferred in place of electronic or online resources. This may result in a spotty reference collection quite difficult to reinstate. Vertical files are often an important part of the reference section. Students are apt to use print encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries and atlases when large classes visit the library and electronic resources are limited. General reference materials in science, history, literature and art are used heavily for research papers. Specialized reference tools like "CQ Researcher" are helpful for current interest topics or for the student who needs suggestions for a paper concept. Students with specific research needs consult quotation books and poetry indexes in a limited way.

19. Advocacy oregon study Good schools Have school Librarians Pennsylvania Bell Knowledge NetworkExplorer California school Library media centers Student http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCTLA/advocacy.html

BCTLA a specialist organization of the BC Teachers' Federation Advocacy Employability Skills 2000 + (Conference Board of Canada) Employability Skills for British Columbia (BC Ministry of Advanced Education) Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) Presentations in Support of B.C.'s School Libraries Abbotsford Letter to all SD 34 Administrative Officers, Senior Education Management, School Trustees, colleagues from Hugh Morrison - Teacher-Librarian (soon to be retired) Abbotsford Junior Secondary and President Abbotsford District Teacher-Librarians' Association. Kelowna Library newsletter that went home to all 1700 students. Terrace Presentation to Trustees HTML Powerpoint Vancouver 2002 April 22 Jack Allen's presentation to VSB: Connectivity 2002 April 18 VESTA Press Conference School Libraries are Important to Student Achievement Comparison of VSB and BC School Libraries (2002) to Special Libraries in Canada (1996) Analysis of the Findings 2002 February 7 “A Review of the Role of the Teacher-Librarian and School Library Resource Centre in School District #39 – Vancouver” ATA: Alberta Teachers' Association Hearings on Education: Presentation from 3 teacher-librarians from Sherwood Park, ABSusan Hughes, Judy Whetstone and Pat Kimura

20. SLMR Online © 1999 ALA MB Lane, “A Study of school Library Resources in oregon as Compared MV Gaver, Servicesof Secondary school media centers Evaluation and Development (Chicago http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/slmr_resources/ref_craver.html

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