Students In Schools With Well-equipped School Media Centers And Lance, K.C. et al (1992). The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement. Achievement in Alaska Schools. Juneau, AK http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
The Status Of Public And Private School Library Media Centers In The Status of Public and Private School Library Media Centers in the United States 1999.2000 E.D. Tabs U.S. Department of Education Institute of http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Selected Statistics On Public School Library/media Centers, By 489 LIBRARIES AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIES Table 418..Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by state 1999.2000 State http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
School Library Media Centers And Their Effect On Student Achievement School library media centers and their effect on student achievement A review of the literature In Alaska (Lance, 2000) the connection was made http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
ALA Washington Office The National Center for Education Statistics from the 199394 school library media centers study shows a Studies of school libraries in Alaska http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
By Request May 2002 Working Together For Successful NORTHWEST SAMPLER Houghtaling Elementary; Ketchikan, Alaska. Oakwood Elementary; Preston, Idaho. Hardin Public Schools; Hardin, Montana http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
By Request May 2002 Working Together For Successful Paraeducator NORTHWEST SAMPLER Houghtaling Elementary; Ketchikan, Alaska. Oakwood Elementary; Preston, Idaho. Hardin Public Schools; Hardin, Montana http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Education Bibliozine ALA accredited programs Degrees by Distance Education School Media Programs PhD Programs Region 7 Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
School Library Media Impact Surveys impact of Alaska school librarians on academic achievement in the state's public schools. CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Education World Administrators Center Strong Libraries Improve and certain characteristics of school media centers, replicated those of earlier studies conducted in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Alaska. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
School Library Impact Studies alaska (2000). Information Empowered The school Librarian as an Agent of Academic Making the Grade The Status of school Library media centers in the http://www.lrs.org/impact.asp
Extractions: AK FL IA MA ... TX Since 2000, studies on the impact of school libraries and librarians on academic achievement have been conducted in Colorado and more than a dozen other states. Have you used one or more of these studies as an advocate for school libraries and librarians? If so, we would appreciate hearing from you in a short survey. It's about time we find out what sort of impact this research itself has had. Click here to fill out the School Library Studies Outcomes Survey by Keith Curry Lance, Christine Hamilton-Pennell, and Marcia J. Rodney
Power The evidence for the impact of school library media centers on achievement In alaska schools, teaching integrated information literacy was significant http://www.lmcsource.com/tech/power/power.htm
Extractions: PowerPoint and Acrobat Slides School Library Media Programs and Academic Achievement One Minute Presentation PowerPoints Building Literacy One Minute Presentation PowerPoint School Library Media Programs and Academic Achievement Five Minute Presentation PowerPoint Schools library media Programs and Academic Achievement Fifteen Minute Presentation PowerPoint Collaboration and Achievement PowerPoint Slides No More Bird Units PowerPoint Slides Information Literacy and Academic Achievement PowerPoint Slides Information technology and Achievement PowerPoint Slides Making the Investment PowerPoint Slides Leadership and Achievement PowerPoint Slides Five Key Things to Do Every Day PowerPoint Slides Online Web Supplement for the brochure: Invest in Your School Library to Build Academic Achievement and Equity FRONT PANEL "Fifty years of research studies" The evidence for the impact of school library media centers on achievement began with a landmark study by Dr. Mary Gaver of Rutgers University in 1963. At this time, elementary schools were creating centralized school libraries by merging all the classroom collections and making those resources available to all the children of the school. Gaver found that academic achievement was significantly higher when:
Extractions: Quality Library Media Programs Affect Academic Achievement by Keith Curry Lance Director, Library Research Service Colorado State Library and University of Denver MultiMedia Schools September 2001 T he evidence is mounting! By early 2000, researchers affiliated with the Library Research Service of the Colorado State Library and the University of Denvermyself includedhad completed four statewide studies on the impact of school library media programs on the academic achievement of U.S. public school students: Philosophically, these studies are rooted in the "Information Power" model espoused by the American Association of School Librarians and the findings from 6 decades of research related to the impact of school library media programs on academic achievement. The latest edition of Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning (1998) identifies three roles for school library media specialists. In a learning and teaching role, library media specialists advance the instructional goals of the school. As providers of information access and delivery, they develop collections and services and facilitate their use. And, as program administrators, they serve as library media center managers as well as school-wide advocates and trainers for information literacy.
Davidloertscherinfosite The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic Achievement. Juneau,AK alaska State Library, 2000 (available for $10 from The alaska State http://www.davidvl.org/research.html
Extractions: Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY. 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. By mid 2001, researchers affiliated with the Library Research Service of the Colorado State Library and the University of Denver had completed four statewide studies on the impact of school library media programs on the academic achievement of U.S. public school students: * Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska, * Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs and Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools, * How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards, The Second Colorado Study, and * Good Schools Have School Librarians: Oregon School Librarians Collaborate to Improve Academic Achievement. BACKGROUND Philosophically, these studies are rooted in the Information Power model espoused by the American Association of School Librarians and the findings from six decades of research related to the impact of school library media programs on academic achievement.
Extractions: Does having a professional school media specialist on staff increase student achievement? Hello, In response to your request on whether student achievement increases when a school has a professional school media specialists on staff, I conducted a sample search of the ERIC database. Below I have appended my search strategy, 10 citations with abstracts, and directions for accessing the full-text. These citations may represent an introductory, rather than exhaustive, search for information on your topic. If you would like to conduct your own free ERIC database searches via the Internet, please visit the ERIC Database Help pages for directions or go directly to http://www.eduref.org/Eric/adv_search.shtml to search. In addition, I have attached some related resources that may also be helpful. Thank you for using AskERIC! If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please send another message. AskERIC Staff Internet Sites: * Proof of the Power: Recent Research on the Impact of School Library
ALA Student Achievement Based on the research from Colorado (I and II), alaska, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Texas, California school Library media centers and Student Achievement. http://www.ala.org/aasl/resources/achievement.html
The Essential Link | School Libraries | NW Education His recent alaska study, Information Empowered The school Librarian as an Agent of The library media centers are truly the hub of the school. http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/09-01/link.asp
Extractions: the School Library in the 21st Century In This Issue The Essential Link ... Subscribe "A strong library program would be like an octopus. It would work its way into every classroom, and if you tried to cut off the tentacles you couldn't because it was so interwoven into the fabric of the school." -Kelly Kuntz, Past President Carnegie Corporation Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska , found that the percentage of students scoring proficient or above on reading tests was higher for schools with: More hours per typical week of professional library staffing More time spent weekly delivering information literacy instruction to students, planning cooperatively with teachers, and providing inservice training to teachers
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Extractions: The Website for UK School Librarians Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. Alaska Information empowered: the school librarian as an agent of academic achievement in Alaska schools. Alaska State Library, 1999. A summary of the Alaska study is available online at: Keith Curry Lance, Colorado, statistics and research. Information about the Colorado Study and others. Florida Baumbach, Donna (2002). Making the grade: the status of school library media centers in the sunshine state and how they contribute to student achievement. Spring, TX: Hi Willow Research and Publishing. Available online at
