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School Library Standards and Evaluation, Pt. 3

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Statistical Studies of School and Other Libraries

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Older General Studies of Libraries, Reading, and Internet Use

• The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2007 - This study of 4th and 8th graders shows that gains are being made, but that the gap between minority and white students was not closing. Girls are still reading better than boys.
• To Read or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence - The NEA study of American reading which was released in November of 2007. The study finds that Americans are reading less and that reading skills are declining. This study is must reading for librarians.
• College Students' Perceptions of Libraries and Informtion Resources - a study conducted by OCLC in 2006.
• Libraries Losing Teens - An article in SLJ by Brian Kenney and and Lauren Barak, Jan. 1, 2006 about a survey of teen library use conducted by YALSA and SmartGirl.org.
• Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States: 2003 - 04 Schools and Staffing Survey - by the IES National Center for Educational Statistics. The report is available as a pdf file for downloading.
• Household's Use of Public and Other Types of Libraries: 2002 - There are statistics for households' use of school libraries and on the use of public libraries for school assignments.
• State and County Estimates of Low Literacy - Determine the per cent of adults with low literacy in an area or compare two states or counties. By the IES Institute of Educational Statistics.
• Leaders and Laggards - A state by state report card on educational effectiveness by the U.S.Chamber of Commerce.
• America's Most Literate Cities, 2010 - Washington DC is now the most literate city in the US
• A Policymaker's Primer on Educational Research - How to read and analyze educational research and statistics.

Older Studies of School Libraries in the United States

• The SLJ School Library Spending Survey - by Marilyn L. Schontz and Leslie S. J. Farmer, School Library Journal, Jan. 1, 2007.
• Automation Survey - A survey of the state of automation in school libraries conducted by School Library Journal and San Jose State University in 2006.
• SLJ Technology Survey - A survey of technology and the school library media specialists using it. By Sally Brewer and Peggy Milam, June, 2006.
• Internet Access in US Public Schools and Classrooms, 1994 - 2005 - by the National Center for Educational Statistics.
• 2005 Book Prices - From School Library Journal.
• School Library Media Centers - Selected Results From the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002.This is a study of school library services for 15.000 tenth graders conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics.
• The Status of Public and Private School Library Media Centers in the United States, 1999 - 2000 - Report from the National Center of Educational Statistics based on a questionnaire sent to school librarians. Download as a pdf file.
• Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning - A History of Public School Libraries and Federal Legislation, 1953 - 2000. This report by Joan S. Michie and Barbara A. Holton contains a great deal of statistical information about school libraries during this period. The report is available as a pdf file.

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