Timeline of Studies Connecting Successful Learners & School Libraries
From CRBSLS
COLORADO One– 1993 - Lance, Keith Curry. "The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement." School Library Media Quarterly 22, no. 3 (Spring 1994): 167-170, 172.
ALASKA – 1999 - Lance, Keith Curry, and others. Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska Schools. Juneau: Alaska State Library, 1999.
PENNSYLVANIA – 1999 - Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Libraries & Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools. Greensburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries, 2000.
COLORADO Two – 2000 -Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards. Denver: Library Research Service, 2000.
IOWA – 2000 - Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. Make the Connection: Quality School Library Media Programs Impact Academic Achievement in Iowa. Bettendorf, Iowa: Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, 2002.
MASSACHUSETTS – 2000 - Baughman, James C. School Libraries and MCAS Scores. 26 October 2000.
MINNESOTA – 2001 - Baxter, Susan J., and Ann Walker Smalley. Check It Out! The Results of the School Library Media Program Census: Minnesota School Library Media Programs. St. Paul, Minn.: Metronet, 2003.
TEXAS – 2001 -Smith, Ester G. Texas School Libraries: Standards, Resources, Services, and Students' Performance. April 2001.
CALIFORNIA – 2002 - Siminitus, Jackie. California School Library Media Centers and Student Achievement. Government, Education and Medical Markets, SBC Pacific Bell, 2002.
NEW MEXICO – 2002 - Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. How School Libraries Improve Outcomes for Children – The New Mexico Study. Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexico State Library, 2002.
OREGON – 2002 - Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. Good Schools Have School Librarians: Oregon School Librarians Collaborate to Improve Academic Achievement. Oregon Educational Media Association, 2001.
FLORIDA – 2002 - Baumbach, Donna. Making the Grade: The Status of School Library Media Centers in the Sunshine State and How They Contribute to Student Achievement. 30 October 2003.
MICHIGAN – 2003 - Rodney, Marcia J., Keith Curry Lance and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. The Impact of Michigan School Librarians on Academic Achievement: Kids Who Have Libraries Succeed. Lansing: Library of Michigan, 2003.
MISSOURI – 2003- Show Me Connection: How School Library Media Center Services Impact Student Achievement, 2002-2003. Quantitative Resources, LLC.
NORTH CAROLINA – 2003 -Burgin, Robert, and Pauletta Brown Bracy. An Essential Connection: How Quality School Library Media Programs Improve Student Achievement in North Carolina. June 2003.
OHIO – 2004 - Todd, Ross J., and Carol C. Kuhlthau. Student Learning for Ohio School Libraries: The Ohio Research Study. Ohio Educational Library Media Association, 2004.
ILLINOIS – 2005 - Lance, Keith Curry, Marcia J. Rodney and Christine Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.
WISCONSIN – 2006 – Student learning through Wisconsin School Libraries.
ONTARIO- 2006 –School Libraries and Student Achievement in Ontario
INDIANA-2007-How Students, Teachers, and principals Benefit from Strong School Libraries – The Indiana Study.
NEW YORK - New York State’s School Libraries and Library Media Specialists: an Impact Study
