RESEARCH SCHOOL LIBRARIES

Research about School Libraries and Student Achievement

• Library Research Services (http://www.lrs.org/school.asp) provides links to all major state and province studies and additional research data

• School Matters (http://www.schoolmatters.com/) offers school data from across the country with easy directions on how to compare school and interpret data for parents, school boards and more.

• Annette Lamb (http://eduscapes.com/sms/data.html) provides a wide ranging list of research about school libraries.

• School Libraries Work - from Scholastic, call 800-621-1115 for copies to distribute - or download:
   http://librarypublishing.scholastic.com/content/stores/LibraryStore/pages/images/slw_06.pdf

• U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science - documents supporting school libraries - http://www.nclis.gov/info/schoollibraryactivities.html