School Libraries - Media CentersLearning Support :

School libraries & media centers serve as a critical foundation for increasing student achievement in Minnesota’s educational system.   Studies continually show that students realize higher levels of achievement when they have school libraries that are:

• Sufficiently funded
• Professionally staffed, and
• Integrated with the curriculum.

Today’s school libraries & media centers provide access to a wide variety of both print and electronic information resources for teachers and students.  They support achievement of curriculum goals, assist teachers with integration of information & technology resources with curriculum, assist teachers in reaching continuing education goals, & teach students to use information resources effectively, ethically, and safely. 

*Research Project Calculator is a project funded jointly by MINITEX and MnLINK to develop Cool Tools for Minnesota secondary school students and their teachers.

The following Standards have been developed by the *Minnesota Educational Media Organization (MEMO). *Minnesota Standards for Effective School Library Media Programs. The *Information and Technology Literacy Standards also developed by MEMO provide a guideline for school districts who wish to ensure students are achieving 21st Century information skills in conjunction with the current Minnesota Academic Standards.

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