• Published study showing how Santa Cruz county students do in a college course at Cabrillo, and a chart illustrating student
  achievement differences by the high schools they came from
• California Academic Librarians & K-16 Frameworks -- article in Dec. 2007 CARL Newsletter. See p. 12-13
• School Libraries Work! updated (3rd ed., 2008)
• "California Academic Librarians & K-16 Frameworks" article from CARL Newsletter 12/07; see p. 12 - 13.
• School Libraries DO Make a Difference -- studies from 1993 to 2005 in 16 states; summary
• CSLA Research Update -- this blog tracks research
• School Library Media Programs Make a Difference -- short PowerPoint Presentations

K-16 Information Literacy Initiatives

• Central PA K-16 Librarians Information Literacy Network
• Information Literacy for K-16 Students from CSU Long Beach

• LMT Presentation at CSLA 11/17/06
• Library Standards Correlation
  
• Santa Cruz City School District Master Calendar -- includes Board meeting dates and times
• Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board Meeting Schedule
• LMT Presentation to School Board May 2005 about the new CSLA Standards
• Santa Cruz City Schools -- District Board Members
• Santa Cruz City Schools Web sites -- visit the schools online
• Santa Cruz County Office of Education

• Friends of School Libraries of Texas
• Friends of Irving School Libraries (Texas)
• San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School Friends (CA)
• Torrey Pines High School Media Center Friends (CA)
  
  

• AASL Standards for 21st Century Learner
• Library Media Teacher Credentialing
• California State PTA
• Standards and Guidelines for Strong School Libraries from the California School Library Association
• California School Library Association
• California School Library Association Tool Kit
• School Libraries -- from California Dept of Ed. Important links to statistics, research, info on becoming a library media teacher in California; etc.
• California Dept of Ed -- Student and school data (for state, and county); curriculum standards; etc.

• Advocacy Center for California Libraries
• American Association of School Librarians -- includes access to national guidelines and standards. Includes an Advocacy Toolkit.
• Association of Library Service to Children from ALA
• California Library Media Teacher Online Resources
• California School Library Association
• California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP)
• Friends of Libraries USA
• Friends of School Libraries Committee (CSLA)
• READ California

• Resolution on Supporting School Libraries 2005
• U.S. Dept. of Education
  
  
  
  
  "Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open." --Laura Bush