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=Jane Riley Media Center Program Wiki=

Library media programs are constantly changing, and their evolution into a twenty-first century learning environment which contributes to student achievement is a neccessity. Research indicates a high correlation between quality library media programs and increased student achievement as documented in current research (see citations below). The Jane Riley Media Center Program Wiki is a tool of communication, planning and implementation for the Library Media Specialist, Media Technology Committee, Administration and other media and academic stakeholders. It supports the media center in following Georgia and national standards and guidelines and strives to make the program an integral component to the system-wide goal of academic excellence for all students.

LINKS:
Jane Riley Media Center Website

Georgia Department of Education Library and Media Services Georgia Department of Education Library Self-Evaluation Rubric Georgia Department of Education Media Program Rules Code IFBD 160-4-4-.01

Georgia Department of Education Common Core Standards Common Core State Standards Initiatives ISTE.NETS Standards American Association of School Librarians' Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Georgia Council for Media Organizations Georgia Library Media Association

CITATIONS:
Francis, B., Lance, K., and Lietzau, Z. (2010) School Librarians Continue to Help Students Achieve Standards: The Third Colorado Study ERIC Institute of Educational Sciences.

Lance, K., & Kachel, D. (2013). Achieving Academic Standards through the School Library Program. //Teacher Librarian//, 40(5), 8-13

Lance, K., & Hofschire, L. (2012). School Librarian Staffing Linked with Gains in Student Achievement, 2005 to 2011. //Teacher Librarian//, 39(6), 15-19.

School Libraries Work! Scholastic Research Foundation Paper, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2008.

-Updated September, 2013