Proof That You Matter Bibliography and References

AASL. “Student Achievement.” ALA. 28 April 2007. http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=resourceguides&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14760

Includes links to:

Results from NCES Study

School Libraries Work!

Powering Achievement 2nd ed.

Keith Curry Lance Articles

State studies

Legislation Committee, PSLA. “Legislators @ Your Library Campaign.” Pennsylvania School Librarian’s Association. 23 March 2007. http://www.psla.org/association/committee/legislation/legislation.php3

“Find Your Legislator.” New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp

Highlands Regional Library Cooperative. “Valuing Libraries Resource Page.” http://www.hrlc.org/funding/valuinglibs.htm

How you can demonstrate for your School Business Administrator and others the return on their investment in your school library program.

Lance, Keith Curry, and David V. Loertscher. Powering Achievement: School Library Media Programs Make a Difference: The Evidence. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City: Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 2005.

This book has the evidence and some suggested talks ranging from the 2 minute “elevator” speech to a longer talk with time to present and explain the studies in more detail. It also has brochures, and other advocacy material you can use.

*There is a web site to accompany the 2001 edition of the book at http://www.lmcsource.com/tech/power/power.htm

The Library Research Service site. http://www.lrs.org/school.php

This page has school library information, with current statistics from around the country. Includes impact studies on school achievement.

School Libraries Work!Updated 2008 ed. http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/s/slw3_2008.pdf

Texas State Library and Archives Commission. "Student Performance in Schools Without Librarians." Resources for Librarians. 3 March 2008. http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/schlibsurvey/chVsec1.html