Resources for School Librarians - Index

National and Local Information Skills Standards

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National Standards

• The 2017 AASL School Library Standards - The new standards have now been published, and they may be purchased at the ALA store. They are expensive.
• Standards AASL - These are announcements of various standards related materials from AASL.
• A Guide to the New National Standards - This is from the Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
• Standards Crosswalked by AASL Standards - AASL standards crosswalked with the Future Ready Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the ISTE Standards.
• IFLA School Library Guidelines - Second edition
• The Common Core Standards - Information from Wikipedia
• What is STEAM - Standards for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
• Library Privacy Guidelines for Students in K - 12 Schools - From the American Library Association. April, 2016.
• Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries - by the Association for Library Service for Children, revised in 2020.
• Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff - This set of competencies has been developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
• AASL Definition of an Effective School Library Program - June 25, 2016, revised in 2018.
• AASL Position Statement on the Instructional Role of the School Librarian

State and Province Standards

• Library Media Standards - 2019. Arkansas Department of Education.
• The Model School Library Standards for California - 2010.
• Colorado's Highly Effective School Library Programs- The Colorado State Library.
• Connecticut - Adoption of national standards, 2021
• Florida's Library Research Model, FINDS
• Illinois Standards Aligned Instruction for Libraries (I-SAIL) - From the Illinois School Library Media Association. 2018.
• Iowa School Library Program Standards - From the Iowa Department of Education, 2019
• Kansas Curricular Content Standards for Library/Information Technology - January, 2022
• The Kentucky Academic Standards for Library Media - October, 2020.
• Beyond Proficiency @ Your Library - By the Kentucky Department of Education, 2/7/2020
• Guidelines for Library Media Programs in Louisiana Schools - May, 2020
• Standards for School Library Media Programs - Maryland State Department of Education.
• Massachusetts School Library Media Program Standards and Rubrics
• School Libraries in the 21st Century - Standards for Michigan, 6/17/2021
• Mississippi School Library Guide
• Missouri Standards for School Librarians - December, 2011
• Montana Library/Media Content Standards - 2021
• Information Literacy - From the New York State Education Department
• North Dakota Library and Technology Content Standards - 2012.
• Ohio Guidelines for Effective Library Media Programs - 2021
• Oregon School Library Standards - January 22, 2015.
• Guidelines for Pennsylvania School Library Programs - 2019
• Achieving Exemplary Libraries - South Carolina
• School Library Standards - South Dakota Department of Education, 2019.
• Texas School Library Standards and Guidelines - 2017
• Library Media Core Standards - State of Utah.
• Library and Media Services - Virginia Department of Education
• Teacher-Librarian Standards - State of Washington.
• Library Media Content Standards and Objectives - State of West Virginia. October 30, 2020
• Wisconsin Standards for Information and Technology Literacy - State of Wisconsin, 2017.

School District Standards and Curricula

• School Library Media Curriculum - Grades 6 - 8. Harford County MD Public Schools, 2010.
• Library Media Learning Expectations - Cambridge, MA, Public Schools.
• Information and Technology Literacy Standards - Minneapolis, MN Public Schools. This is in pdf format
• Library Standards - North Allegheny School District, Pittsburgh, PA.

Information Literacy Websites and Research

• What is Information Literacy - From the Courtright Memorial Library.
• Assessments of Information Literacy - a list of links to assessment sites by Jon Mueller.
• Where do Schools Fit in Information Literacy - This site is from the Information Literacy Group. Take a look at the sheets at the Resource Sheets. These may be downloaded for your use.
• Five Essential Steps to Teach Information Literacy in Middle School - by Chris Zook, April 5, 2018.
• Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education - Information literacy standards for college students by ACRL, 2016.
• The Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field: A preliminary survey of the research - By David V. Loertscher and Blanche Woolls, 1997. An extensive look at the history, research and practise of information literacy in school libraries since the 1980's.

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