The State Library of North Carolina has funded a study of the impact of community college libraries and librarians and student success.  The first SLNC grant of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds covers the first year of the … Continue reading →

In the June 1, 2014, Washington Post Magazine, there’s an infographic based on data from the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service/Star Libraries project.  Its URL is: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/2014/05/22/1f619b80-e200-11e3-9743-bb9b59cde7b9_graphic.html. Thanks to Kathleen Reif, Director, St Mary’s County Library (Leonardtown, MD) for … Continue reading →

In October 2013, the Robert Gordon University team of Dorothy Williams, Caroline Wavell, and Katie Morrison published their latest review of school library impact studies, Impact of School Libraries on Learning. In the February 2014 issue of Teacher Librarian, there … Continue reading →

According to Swampscott Patch, middle and high schools in that Massachusetts community are having recently cut librarian positions restored.  The multi-year plan will restore librarian positions at middle and high school levels first, then restore elementary librarian positions that were cut … Continue reading →

In the November issue of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians newsletter, Media Center Messenger, one of the cover stories is the announcement that they have contracted with my RSL Research Group colleagues and me to conduct the next … Continue reading →

If you will be attending the American Association of School Librarians national conference in Hartford, CT, on November 15, don’t miss the 3.15pm session on Limitless Libraries, the subject of this year’s impact study by the RSL Research Group.  Stephanie … Continue reading →

Today–November 1, 2013–two articles were posted on the Library Journal website regarding this year’s edition of the LJ Index of Public Library Service and its Star Library ratings. The main annual article appears at: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/11/managing-libraries/lj-index/class-of-2013/americas-star-libraries-2013-top-rated-libraries/. A companion article proposing two new … Continue reading →

On August 12, 2013, Frances Gretes of Gretes Research Services prepared School Library Impact Studies: A Review of Findings and Guide to Sources for the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation’s Baltimore Library Project. This thematic analysis of research findings cites … Continue reading →

Kudos to Debra Kachel, instructor of Mansfield University’s School Library Advocacy course, for updating the booklet School Library Research Summarized.  This is, in my opinion, the best, most comprehensive, most readable summary of the school library impact studies.  Here’s hoping Deb … Continue reading →

Also today, I received my complimentary copy of School Libraries Matter: Views from the Research, edited by Mirah J. Dow.  Linda Hofschire, Research Analyst at the Library Research Service, and I were pleased and honored to be invited to write … Continue reading →