1. School Studies in Alaska, Colorado, and pennsylvania school Library Journal school libraries cangive students a vital Strong media centers Boost Test Scores eschoolNews.com http://www.lrs.org/html/about/school_studies.html

LRS School Library Media Impact Studies LRS studies conducted in Alaska, Colorado and Pennsylvania in 2000 show that school media librarians and libraries help kids perform better on standardized tests. See the following resources for more information: PROOF OF THE POWER Presentation Adobe Acrobat file - .pdf PowerPoint file - .ppt Introduced at American Association of School Librarians/International Association for School Librarianship Joint Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, November 1999 Fast Facts (.pdf) Research methodology for all 3 studies, findings, and future implications ALASKA Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska Schools by Keith Curry Lance, et. al. Executive Summary Brochure (.pdf) Explores how school library media programs contribute to academic achievement in Alaska. The study focuses on school librarians and the relationship between school library staffing and student performance. It also identifies selected activities of library media staff that affect test scores. Of the library media predictors for which data was available, those demonstrating noteworthy direct and indirect effects on academic achievement were:

2. Other States/Studies In addition to the 2000 Colorado Study, the Library Research Service has conductedstudies of school library media centers in Alaska and pennsylvania. 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. School Library Media Impact Surveys Bloomington school District 271 school media Program Visit our new. media centers! Elementary. K5. Hillcrest. Community school. media Studies Details on Alaska, Colorado pennsylvania Studies. Colorado Students Achieve Power 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

4. School Of Arts & Sciences - University Of Pennsylvania The web site of the school of Arts and Sciences at the University of pennsylvania, liberal arts Index of Standing Faculty, by Department. Research centers and Institutes. Research Update Chairman and CEO of ICM addresses media and entertainment's effects on popular culture http://www.sas.upenn.edu/

The College at Penn The Graduate Division The College of General Studies About SAS The College at Penn The Graduate Division The College of General Studies About SAS ... SAS Honors 2003 Dean's Scholars for Excellence

5. Resource Guides For School Library Media Program Development lib/libraries/measuringup.pdf Library Research Service study of school librariesin pennsylvania. California school Library media centers and Student http://www.ala.org/aasl/resources/achievement.html

6. Central York School District, York, Pennsylvania The peer mediation philosophy centers around the belief that students The school’sstudent capacity is now 1400 with a brand new media center, cafeteria http://www.cysd.k12.pa.us/middleschool.asp?pageid=main

7. Technology Plans For School Library Media Centers media centers in both the private and public sectors. Students who complete the school library media services specialization may receive pennsylvania school http://ericir.syr.edu/Old_Askeric/InfoGuides/alpha_list/TechnologyPlan_SLMC12.96

Technology Plans for School Library Media Centers An AskERIC InfoGuide http://tamvm1.tamu.edu/~CNEDUC-L/ gopher://list.cren.net:70/11/archives/cosndisc Sponsored by the Consortium for School Networking, COSNDISC is a forum for school networking issues. Postings generally fall into three categories: announcements, calls for help, and calls for discussion. List traffic is moderate (2-3 messages per day). Technology planning is an appropriate topic for questions, announcements and discussion on this list. However, COSNDISC serves a broader purpose; subscribers will also receive postings on integrating technology into the curriculum, acceptable use policies, debates about "increased learning" with technology, and more. The archive of messages from December 1993 to the present features a search engine. **Instructions** To subscribe to COSNDISC, send e-mail to: listproc@list.cren.net In the body of the message, type: SUBSCRIBE COSNDISC firstname lastname EDTECH Archives: URL: http://h-net2.msu.edu/~edweb/ (November 1995 to the present, includes a search engine) and URL: gopher://ericir.syr.edu:70/11/Listservs/EDTECH

8. Programs: Grad Programs: Youth & School Services: School Library Media Specializ media centers in both the private and public sectors. Students who complete theschool library media services specialization may receive pennsylvania school http://www.cis.drexel.edu/grad/youth/school_library_media_1.asp

College of HOME SITE MAP PROGRAMS STUDENT SERVICES ... GRADUATE PROGRAMS School Library Media Specialization DESCRIPTION The School Library Media Services plan of study is designed for those students who want to work in K-12 school library media centers in both the private and public sectors. Students who complete the school library media services specialization may receive Pennsylvania School Library Media Certification K-12 which is transferable to most other states. COURSES Three course sequences are available for students who wish to specialize in school library media services: Course Sequence 1: Designed for MS(LIS) students who do not have prior teacher certification and want to pursue Pennsylvania School Library Media Certification K-12. Course Sequence 2: Designed for MS(LIS) students who have prior teacher certification and want to add Pennsylvania School Library Media Certification K-12. Course Sequence 3: Designed for MS(LIS) students who want to work in private and parochial schools and do not wish to pursue Pennsylvania School Library Media Certification K-12. Course Sequence 4: Designed for students who already hold an MS in Library Science and are enrolled in the College of Information Science and Technology post-master Certification of Advanced Studies program to pursue Pennsylvania School Library Media Certification K-12.

9. PSLA, The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association provide information necessary to obtain pennsylvania certification, to National Centerfor Education Statistics school Library media centers 199394 http://www.psla.org/recruitment/index.php3

10. PSLA, The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Here's how to contact our pennsylvania Senators Senator Rick to facilitate resourcesharingamong schools and school library media centers, and public http://www.psla.org/association/committee/legislation/s327.php3

11. Institute Web classroom teachers, and school administrators within pennsylvania and across the inthe development of urban or rural school library media centers. http://eagle.clarion.edu/~faculty/amiller/instituteweb.htm

The Institute for the Study and Development of S chool L ibrary I nformation C enters Clarion University of Pennsylvania Dr. Andrea Miller, Director Founded 1999 by Dr. Jane Moore McGinn Dr. Andrea Miller Who we are Our Purpose ... Contacts Who we are T he Institute for the Study and Development of School Library Information Centers was developed by Dr. Andrea Miller and Dr. Jane McGinn in the Fall of 1999 at Clarion University as a subdivision of the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship. Drs. Miller and McGinn are professional educators on the faculty of the Department of Library Science in the College of Education at Clarion University , Clarion, Pennsylvania. Their combined professional work experiences have included: serving as certified school library media specialists; consulting for schools and universities; publishing; serving in local and national professional associations; research and work with rural and urban schools; library administration; independent consulting and information brokering; presenting at professional conferences; and developing and implementing continuing education workshops; In the delivery of a wide variety its services, the Institute will occasionally draw on the consulting services and resources of: colleagues within the library science department; the academic community at large; local and national school librarian/teacher practitioners; public school educators; and professional organizations and associations. The institute services range from "free" to fees on sliding scale depending on service requested. Contact

12. Advocacy schools Have school Librarians pennsylvania school Librarians Workshops KnowledgeNetwork Explorer 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

13. IASL: Links To School Library Associations FLA) school Libraries and media centers Section; pennsylvania school LibrariansAssociation (PSLA); Rhode Island Educational media Association (RIEMA); http://www.iasl-slo.org/slibassoc.html

Home Contact Search About IASL ... Administration SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS ON THE INTERNET This list of school library associations is organised alphabetically by country, and within each country by state/province or region. The Webmaster welcomes information about relevant associations that are not already listed contact anne@hi.is International Associations Australia Austria ... United States of America International IFLA Section of School Libraries and Resource Centres International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) School Libraries in Europe The European Network for School Librarians Nordisk Skolebibliotekarforening (Nordic Association of School Librarians) Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA) Go back to the top Australia Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) School Libraries Section Australian School Library Association Australian School Library Association of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Australian School Library Association (New South Wales) ... Riverina Professional Association of Teacher Librarians (RIVPAT) School Library Association of the Northern Territory (SLANT) School Library Association of Queensland (SLAQ) South Australian School Library Association (SASLA) Council of School Library Associations of South Australia (CoSLA) Resource Centre Teachers' Association (RCTA) South Australia School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) ASLA Tasmania Western Australian School Library Association (WASLA) Go back to the

14. IASL: School Library Resources On The Internet: School Libraries Make A Differen pennsylvania, Alaska and Oregon. The research is reviewed in the light of the AmericanInformation Power document. The Impact of school Library media centers 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.

15. Education World ® : School Administrators: Strong Libraries Improve Student Ach Program (CSAP) and certain characteristics of school media centers, replicatedthose of earlier studies conducted in Colorado, pennsylvania, and Alaska. http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin178.shtml

Related Reviews Library Spot The CyberLibrarian's Reststop Related Categories Research Resources : Libraries Research Resources : Library Resources Related Articles Other Articles This Week ... Staffing School Administrators Article S C H O O L A D M I N I S T R A T O R S A R T I C L E Strong Libraries Improve Student Achievement Last month, site-based management teams at 11 elementary schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan, chose to cut their budgets for the 2000-2001 school year by eliminating the position of school librarian. Did they make the right decision? A new study indicates that what they made was a big mistake! Included: Results of a recent study show that students at schools with strong media centers scored significantly higher on standardized tests than students at schools with less-well-equipped and staffed libraries. Last month, site-based management teams at 11 elementary schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan, chose to cut their budgets for the 2000-2001 school year by eliminating the position of school librarian. Did they make the right decision? A new study indicates that what they made was a big mistake! According to a recent study conducted by Colorado's Library Research Service (LRS), students at schools with strong media centers scored significantly higher on standardized tests than students at schools with less-well-equipped and staffed libraries. The results of the study, which examined the relationship between the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) and certain characteristics of school media centers, replicated those of earlier studies conducted in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Alaska.

16. ESchool News Online 0801-00, Strong media centers boost students’ test scores, study says, 08-01-00,pennsylvania school goes ‘paperless’—fells costs, not trees, http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/issue.cfm?PubID=1&IssueID=80

17. Ceiling recent studies in Colorado, Alaska, and pennsylvania - confirm these to students'frequency of access to school library media centers and access and http://www.ctcema.org/ceiling.html

Connecticut Educational Media Association 25 Elmwood Avenue. Trumbull, CT 06611-3594 Phone: 203-372-2260 Fax: 203-570-8017 E-Mail: aweimann@snet.net To Raise the Ceiling, Raise the Roof! Everyone is concerned about student achievement, especially parents. Every parent wants the best education possible for his/her child. Did you know that one of the most significant indicators of school success - one often overlooked - is the prominence and quality of a school's library media program and library media specialist! Research has supported this conclusion for many years. The relationship between higher academic achievement (including higher standardized test scores) and good library media programs is not explained away by such school differences as teacher-pupil ratios, per pupil expenditures, socio-economic differences or racial/ethnic demography. Three recent studies - in Colorado, Alaska, and Pennsylvania - confirm these results yet again. In light of these studies and the principles found in national library media standards - Information Power - members of the Connecticut Educational Media Association (CEMA) believe: Every child needs and deserves access to a library media center rich in print and non-print resources, including digital resources and the technology to access digital information. Consequently, every district must provide a budget for library media services that allows for the development, maintenance and updating of sufficient and appropriate resources.

18. Services To Children And Youth Specialization In the Commonwealth of pennsylvania, an endorsement on a teaching certificate isthe most common avenue for those who want to work in school media centers. http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~lsdept/children.html

Services to Children and Young Adults For one hundred years, library services to young people have been a focus of programs offered by the School. Founded in 1901 as a part of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, operating in the basement of the Oakland Library site, it was first known as the Carnegie Training School for Children's Librarians. By 1919 the School had moved to the Carnegie Institute and the name had changed to the "Carnegie Training School" to include educating other librarians. Nonetheless, the program strongly advocated children's services and continues to do so nearly one hundred years later. (See the "then and now" photo page Librarians working with children and young people in schools and public libraries often have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those they serve. Many of our children are hungry - not just for milk and graham crackers - but for story. The more affluent are so attuned to computers and technology and video that they don't know about the beginning, middle, and endings of things. The less affluent are just starved for hopes and dreams. Recently a student doing field work with Beginning with Books was with the Storymobile, making a visit to a public housing community. Jon began talking with a youngster (about 6 years old) who had just lost his first tooth. Knowing that there probably wasn't much money in the family, he said, "Be sure to put the tooth under your pillow so the tooth fairy will leave you a penny or two." After a moment's pause the boy looked at Jon and said, "But mister, what if you don't got a pillow?"

19. School Library Certification Program: Endorsement Option (For Those Students Who Hold a Valid pennsylvania Teaching Certificate). Twentyfiveday experience in school library media centers, under the http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~lsdept/eoption.htm

Planning Your Program: Endorsement Option (For Those Students Who Hold a Valid Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate) Required Courses/Term Offered Required Courses/Course Descriptions Recommended Schedule/Term Started: Full-time Students (PDF document) Required Courses/Term Offered Course Credits Term Offered LIS 2000: Understanding Information F, SP LIS 2001: Organizing Information F, SP, SU LIS 2002: Retrieving Information F, SP, SU LIS 2774: School Library Media Center Management Fulfills the Core Requirement in Management F LIS 2322: Resources for Children F LIS 2323: Resources for Young Adults SP LIS 2325: Curriculum Resources and Services in the School Library Media Center SP LIS 2658: Advanced Topics in Information Storage and Retrieval SU LIS 2600: Introduction to Information Technologies F, SP, SU SU LIS 2922: Practicum in School Library Media Programs F, SP Offered by the School of Education F, SP, SU TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: Notes Concerning This Program: Key for Term Offered column: F=Fall term; SP=Spring term; SU=Summer term This program fulfills the requirements for the MLIS degree, as well as for the Endorsement Option of the School Library Teacher Certification.

20. School Library Programs And Student Achievement: A Review Of The Research The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic Up to Standards The Impactof school Library Programs and Information Literacy in pennsylvania schools http://www.libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/misc/research-sum.html

School District of Philadelphia Library Programs and Services School Library Programs and Student Achievement: A Review of the Research by Debra Gniewek (May 1999) Lance: The role of the librarian correlates with student achievement 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. Krashen: Higher reading scores for students with professional librarians 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:

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