Let's use this space to create a toolkit to support libraries for learners.

Research

School Library Impact Studies (Includes links to major state studies by Lance and Todd/Kuhlthau) http://www.lrs.org/impact.asp

Presentations

If a Tree Falls: Joyce Valenza's presentation on proving your library's impact http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/treefalls.ppt

Doug Johnson's Presentations and Workshops (includes Doug's wonderfully useful handouts!)

http://www.doug-johnson.com/pres.html#Librarian

About Evidence-Based Practice

Links to articles and other publications

Articles by Doug Johnson (including Becoming Indispensable)

http://www.doug-johnson.com/articles.html

10 Reasons to Hug Your School Librarian, Classroom Connect, May 2004 (Valenza)

School Librarians: A Field Guide to an Evolving Species--Cover Classroom Connect April, 2002 (Valenza)http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/connectednewsletter/librarians.jhtml

Strategies: Local

Strategies: State and National

AASL Advocacy Toolkit

AASL: Issues and Advocacy http://www.ala.org/aasltemplate.cfm?Section=aaslissues