Library Media Center

How many a man can date a new era in his life from the reading of a book  --Thoreau
 

Information Literacy

  Defining your Information Need  |  Finding Information   |   Evaluating Information   |   Using Information 

Are you an information literate student?

The information literate student is one who:

 

 Determines the nature and extent of the information needed.

 

Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.

 

Evaluates information and its sources critically.

 

Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.

 

Uses information ethically and legally.

 
The size of a school library's staff and collection is the best single predicator of student achievement, outweighing school spending in general, the income and education of the parents, and the teacher-pupil ratio.  The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement:  White House Conference on School Libraries.