This page provides links to educational resources for Pennsylvania, neighboring states and national organizations. Note that all official state government web pages use a common format: http://www.state.pa.us (just substitute the two letter abbreviation for pa if not Pennsylvania).
For state by state certification information check out the links at School Library Monthly or the University of Kentucky. Also see our quick guide to Reciprocity (for transferring certification from state to state).
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Highlighted Resources
- AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
Official core beliefs of AASL concerning learning and school libraries, published as Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs; see also correlations with the AASL/AECT Information Literacy (1998) and Common Core standards. - Planning Guide for Empowering Learners (subscription service)
Joint effort of AASL and Britannica Digital Learning, the planning guide and rubric is a wonderful tool for practitioners. As described on their web site, "the online, interactive school library program planning module designed to help school librarians implement the AASL program guidelines outlined in Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs and change school library program development and implementation by saving time and delivering data." The annual subscription costs $36 for AASL members and $40 for all others (though discounts are available for bulk subscriptions). - Teach Library Wiki
School library wiki from which to share library lesson plans and other ideas for teacher-librarians. The resource aligns with "Information Literacy for Life-Long Learning," a planning document developed by the librarians of the Pittsburgh Public Schools - Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Homepage of a leading advocacy group for integrating 21st century skills in schools (see especially their Route 21 toolkit of resources) - School Libraries Count!
Longitudinal survey on SLM programs across the US - School Library Impact Studies." Library Research Service.
- School Library Impact Study
Pennsylvania
- Access Pennsylvania
- Ask Here PA (Statewide Reference Service)
- PA Schools Listserv (subscribe to this active SLM email discussion group)
- Pennsylvania Department of Education (note: links subject to constant change)
- Academic Standards
- Application Forms
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Technology
- Grants and Subsidies
- Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements
- Intermediate Units
- Library Resources
- Library Standards
- No Child Left Behind
- Professional Development (Act 48)
- Teacher Certification System
- Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Programs (2011)
- Pennsylvania School Librarians Association
- Pennsylvania State Library
- POWER Library
- School Profiles and School Report Cards
New Jersey
- New Jersey Association of School Librarians
- New Jersey Department of Education
- New Jersey Library Association
- New Jersey State Library
New York
- Student Achievement Study — see the following report:
Small, Ruth V., Kathryn A. Shanahan, and Megan Stasak. "The Impact of New York's School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase III." School Library Media Research 13 (2010). Web. 29 Jan. 2011. - New York Board of Regents
- New York City Standards and Curriculum
- New York Department of Education
- Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Design and Technology
- Grants (see also State Library Grants)
- Licensing Process
- Library Resources
- No Child Left Behind
- Strategic Plan
- New York State Library (see also their Division of Library Development)
- School Library Media Programs (NY State Education Department)
Ohio
- eTech Ohio (formerly Ohio SchoolNet)
- INFOhio
- Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE)
- Ohio Board of Regents
- Ohio Department of Education
- Ohio Education Computer Network
- Ohio Educational Library Media Association
- Ohio Guidelines for Effective School Libraries (ODE)
- Ohio Learning Network
- Ohio Library Council
- Ohio State Library
National Resources and Organizations
- ALA JobList (select Advanced Search to specify state, library type, etc.)
- ALA Task Force on School Libraries: Final Report (see also the Executive Report)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
- AASL Blog and Wiki
- AASL Discussion Lists
- AASL News
- ALA/AASL Guidelines & Standards for School Library Media Specialists
- Advocacy
- Information Literacy
- Issues & Advocacy
- Position Statements
- Publications
- Research and Statistics
- Nationally recognized NCATE/AASL reviewed and approved school librarianship education programs
- Educator's Reference Desk (formerly AskERIC)
- Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS - the grant people)
- LM-NET on the Web (Discussion)
- Libraries for the Future
- Library Research Service (Keith Curry Lance)
- Publications (via Academic Search Premier or direct)
- AASL Hotlinks
- American Libraries (login with MU barcode; also see their homepage)
- Education Week (login with MU barcode; also see their homepage)
- From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal
- Knowledge Quest on the Web (note: the entire Sep/Oct 2010 Issue, guest edited by our own Helen Adams, is available in its entirety online; see the excellent articles on the theme of Intellectual Freedom)
- Library Journal (login with MU barcode; also see their homepage)
- School Library Journal (login with MU barcode; also see their homepage)
- School Library Monthly (formerly School Library Media Activities Monthly Magazine —login with MU barcode; also see their homepage)
- School Library Media Research (login with MU barcode; also see their homepage)
- Resources for School Libraries
- School Libraries Work! (PDF Document from Scholastic Library Pub.)
- School Library Impact Studies (summary of findings as class project for LSC 5530, School Library Advocacy)
- School Library Monthly Blog (formerly Web 2.0 Blog)
- Surfable Resources for School Librarians (EBSCO)
- Tapped in
- Virtual Middle School Library
- Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
