Research+on+School+Library+Efficacy

**__Research on the Efficacy of School Libraries__**
On this page we will be collecting links to formal research studies, or summaries thereof.


 * __Caveat__: All links on this page, and on subsequent pages, have been provided for informational / research purposes only. Inclusion herein does //not// imply anything -- positive or negative -- about the content or quality of those links.**


 * Alaska: Lance, Keith Curry, and others. [|//Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska Schools//]. Juneau: Alaska State Library, 1999.
 * California: Siminitus, Jackie. [|//California School Library Media Centers and Student Achievement//]. Government, Education and Medical Markets, SBC Pacific Bell, 2002.
 * Florida: Baumbach, Donna. [|//Making the Grade: The Status of School Library Media Centers in the Sunshine State and How They Contribute to Student Achievement//]. 30 October 2003.
 * Illinois: Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. [|//Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study//]. Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.
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 * The Illinois Study Fact Sheet,February 18, 2005 []
 * Iowa: Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. [|//Make the Connection: Quality School Library Media Programs Impact Academic Achievement in Iowa//]. Bettendorf, Iowa: Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, 2002.
 * Massachusetts: Baughman, James C.[|//School Libraries and MCAS Scores//]. 26 October 2000.
 * Michigan: Rodney, Marcia J., Keith Curry Lance and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. [|//The Impact of Michigan School Librarians on Academic Achievement: Kids Who Have Libraries Succeed//]. Lansing: Library of Michigan, 2003.
 * Minnesota: Baxter, Susan J., and Ann Walker Smalley.[|//Check It Out! The Results of the School Library Media Program Census: Minnesota School Library Media Programs//]. St. Paul, Minn.: Metronet, 2003.
 * North Carolina: Burgin, Robert, and Pauletta Brown Bracy. [|//An Essential Connection: How Quality School Library Media Programs Improve Student Achievement in North Carolina//]. June 2003.
 * Ohio: Todd, Ross J., and Carol C. Kuhlthau. [|//Student Learning for Ohio School Libraries: The Ohio Research Study//]. Ohio Educational Library Media Association, 2004.
 * Ontario: Ontario School Library Association. [|//The Research//]
 * Oregon: Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. [|//Good Schools Have School Librarians: Oregon School Librarians Collaborate to Improve Academic Achievement//]. Oregon Educational Media Association, 2001.
 * Pennsylvania: Keith Curry Lance, Marcia J. Rodney, Christine Hamilton-Pennell. **Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs & Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools:** []
 * Texas: Smith, Ester G. [|//Texas School Libraries: Standards, Resources, Services, and Students' Performance//]. April 2001.

__Misc.__:

 * **Scholastic** has a very useful booklet that summarizes research from around the country. Contact your Scholastic rep. for copies.
 * A Dissertation: __PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES: THEIR HISTORY, CURRICULUM, and IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT__
 * Since the initial **Lance study** of 1993, thirteen other states have used the Lance researchers to do studies on the impact school **library** programs have on **...**
 * [|www.lib.drake.edu:8080/dspace/ bitstream/2092/284/2/vandehaar.doc]

===**__Caveat__: All links on this page, and on subsequent pages, have been provided for informational / research purposes only. Inclusion herein does //not// imply anything -- positive or negative -- about the content or quality of those links.**===

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