School Library Impact Studies
| Podcasts | Colorado Studies | Other State Studies | News and Other Resources | LRS Presentations |
The Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement: Exploring the School Library Impact Studies
Jamie Helgren, LRS Research Fellow, and Keith Curry Lance, consultant at RSL Research and former Director of the Library Research Service, discuss the impact of school libraries on student achievement in this 7 part video series, produced by Sean Lamborne, LRS Research Fellow. View the videos below, or on Vimeo at http://www.vimeo.com/album/1480129.
Podcasts
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The State of American Libraries, Part 3
- Bob Edwards interviews Keith Curry Lance in an episode of Bob Edwards Weekend
Colorado Studies
- School Librarians Continue to Help Students Achieve Standards: The Third Colorado Study (2010) [aka CO3]
- Full Report Fast Facts: Endorsed Librarian Positions & Library Staff Links to Achievement
- How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study (2000)
- Executive Summary Brochure PowerPoint Presentation Order the Full Report: In Colorado Outside Colorado
- Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement: 1993 Colorado Study
- Order Full Report
(It is also available from the Colorado State Publications Library and its depository libraries via ILL.)
Other State Studies
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Alaska (2000)
- Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in AK Schools
- Executive Summary Brochure
California (2008)
Florida (2003)
Idaho (2009)
Illinois (2005)
Indiana (2007)
Iowa (2002)
Massachusetts (2000)
- MCAS and School Libraries: Making the Connection
- Website Symposium Program
Michigan (2003)
Minnesota (2002 & 2004)
Missouri (2003)
- Show Me Connection: How School Library Media Center Services Impact Student Achievement, 2002-2003
- Full Report PowerPoint Presentation
New Mexico (2002)
New York (2007- 08)
- Press Release
- New York State’s School Libraries and Library Media Specialists: An Impact Study Preliminary Report
North Carolina (2003)
- An Essential Connection: How Quality School Library Media Programs Improve Student Achievement in NC
Ohio (2004)
Ontario (2006 - updated 2009)
- Exemplary School Libraries in Ontario (2009) – the follow-up report.
- School Libraries & Student Achievement in Ontario
Oregon (2002)
- OR School Librarians Collaborate to Improve Academic Achievement
- Website Executive Summary Brochure PowerPoint Presentation
Pennsylvania (2000)
- Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Libraries & Information Literacy in PA Schools
- Full Report Questionnaire Sample Schools and Districts Brochure
Texas (2001)
- TX School Libraries: Standards, Resources, Services, and Students' Performance
- Website Full Report
Wisconsin (2006)
- Student Learning Through WI School Library Media Centers
- Final Library Media Survey Report Final Teacher-Student Survey Report Final Case Study Report
News and Other Resources
- 2012
- Full-Time School Librarians Linked to Higher Student Reading Scores. School Library Journal
- Want Better Reading Scores? Hire a Full-Time Librarian. Care2
- 2011
- The Impact of Library Media Specialists on Students and How It Is Valued by Administrators and Teachers: Findings from the Latest Studies in Colorado and Idaho. TechTrends
- School Library Impact Studies Project
A summary of the studies done by students in the School Library & Information Technologies Graduate Program at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and published on the web in February 2011. School Library & Information Technologies Graduate Program - 2007
- The Sower: Interview with Keith Curry Lance School Library Journal
- 2006
- School Libraries Work! Scholastic Library Publishing
- Student Achievement and the School Library Media Program Facts at a Glance
- Study suggests province should provide more trained teacher-librarians for Ontario schools Queen's News Centre
- Students at New York Life Revitalizing High School Libraries Sites Talk About Why Their Library Media Centers "Rock"! Adolescents Read!, January
- 2005
- Heart of the School - District Administration, January
- 2004
- Your School Library Media Program and No Child Left Behind - American Association of School Librarians
- Locking up a World of Ideas: Closing libraries puts schools' core at risk - SFGate.com, March 28
- Delaware School District Gets Flexible - School Library Journal, January
- 2003
- The Essential Link: The School Librarian Bolsters
Achievement by Reaching Out to Teachers and Students
NW Education Magazine, Fall - Libraries Boost Student Learning School Library Journal, July
- Book Value: New research shows a strong connection
between healthy school libraries and student achievement.
Today's Parent, March - 2002
- Library Technology Raises Test Scores, Too - School Library Journal, December
- Why Should Principals Support School Libraries? - ERIC Digests, November
- Study on Libraries and Test Scores - Colorado Public Radio, July
- The Crisis in School Libraries: How did we fall so far so fast - Quill and Quire, February
- 2001
- 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 Digests, October
- Proof of the Power: Quality Library Media Programs Affect Academic Achievement - MultiMedia Schools, September
- 2000
- Strong Media Centers Boost Test Scores - Eschool news, August
- Strong Libraries Improve Student Achievement - Education World, July
- Findings: Library Science - Teacher Magazine, May
- Strong Library Media Programs Help Students Learn More and Achieve Higher Test Scores
- Dick and Jane Go to the Head of the Class School Library Journal Online, April
- 1994
- The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement - ERIC Digests
LRS Presentations
- The Future of School Librarianship .ppt
- Power Librarianship: Research-Based Strategies for Leadership, Collaboration, and Technology Integration .pdf
- Enough Already! Blazing New Trails for School Research
- .pdf .ppt
- Analyzing Relationships Between School Libraries and Academic Achievement
- .pdf .ppt
- Powering Achievement: How School Librarians Impact Academic Achievement
- .pdf .ppt
- Scientifically-Based Research on the Impact of School Libraries on Academic Achievement
- .pdf .ppt
- 5 Roles for Empowering School Librarians
- .pdf .ppt