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researchIT CT OneSearch (Under "Limit By Source Type" check "Primary Source Documents")

• Teacher Reference Center
• Professional Development Collection
• ERIC
• Academic Search Premier
• Implementing the Common Core State Standards - The Role of the School Librarian (A Brief by Achieve and the American Association of School Librarians, November 2013)

Training resources from EBSCO.

Data Privacy from Consumer Reports

K12

• Does Your School Have a Teacher Librarian? A CSLA Film (video – 9:42) (California School Library Association)
• Libraries Play A Central Role in Connected Learning (The Digital Shift, 2013)
• Michigan State Board of Education Statement on School Libraries
• Principals Know: School Librarians are the Heart of the School (video – 5:16)
• Resources from Connecticut Association of School Librarians
• School Librarians Tranform Learning (American Association of School Librarians)
• School library infographics: research and advocacy (Joyce Valenza)
• School Libraries Matter: The Changing Role of the School Librarian (Capstone Publishers) (video – 4:42)
• School Libraries Video (New Jersey Association of School Librarians)
• Strong school libraries build strong students [infographic] (American Association of School Librarians)
• Survive and Thrive! An Advocacy Toolkit for School Librarians (Colorado Association of School Librarians)
• Teacher Librarians at The Heart of Student Learning (Washington Library Media Association)

Public

• Civic Participation and Public Libraries (Beyond Access)
• Connecticut State Library/Division of Library Development Resources
• Energize Your Base: Tips and Tools to Raise Awareness and Build Support for Library Services Libraries: Narrowing the Digital Divide (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
• Growing Young Minds: How Museums and Libraries Create Lifelong Learner (Institute for Museum & Library Services)
• I Love Libraries.org
• Many reasons you need your librarian [infographic]
• What Public Libraries do for teens [infographic] (Public Library Association)

Academic

• 2005 Colorado Academic Library Impact Study
• Library Impact Data Project: Looking for the Link Between Library Usage and Student Attainment
• The Value of Academic Libraries (Association of College and Research Libraries)
• Values, Outcomes, and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries (LibValue)

K12

• How Pennsylvania School Libraries Pay Off: Investments in Student Achievement and Academic Standards
• Informational Brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement (New York Comprehensive Center)
• Latest Study: A full-time school librarian makes a critical difference in boosting student achievement
• The New Jersey Study of School Libraries: One Common Goal – Student Learning
• Pennsylvania School Library Project (briefings)
• Research and statistics to help advocates make the case for libraries at every stage of youth development and education
• School Libraries Deliver 
• School Library Impact Studies (lists studies from 21 states plus Ontario)
• School library infographics: research and advocacy (Joyce Valenza) 
• School Libraries & Student Achievement [infographic] (Colorado State Library)
• Study Ties College Success to Students’ Exposure to a High School Librarian (School Library Journal)

Public

• Economic Impact of Public Libraries (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
• The Economic Impact of Public Libraries on South Carolina (executive summary) (full report) (brochure)
• The Economic Value of The Free Library In Philadelphia
• Library IMPACT Survey Project
• Libraries Matter: Impact Research (American Library Association)
• Make the case for school libraries with our new impact studies infographic (Library Research Service)
• Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries
• Public Libraries & the Internet
• Public Libraries Informational Brief: Impact of Public Libraries on Students and Lifelong Learners (New York Comprehensive Center)
• Research and statistics to help advocates make the case for libraries at every stage of youth development and education
• Return on Investment for Public Libraries (Library Research Service)
• Santa Clara County Library District Return On Investment Study
• Summary of Recent Public Library Return on Investment Studies (Library Research Service)
• Taxpayer Return on Investment in Florida Public Libraries: Summary Report (September 2004)
• Texas Public Libraries: Economic Benefits and Return on Investment
• U.S. IMPACT Studies Web Survey Results (Seattle Public Library)

Statewide Library Services

• Cost Benefit: What iCONN Saves the State’s Libraries and Municipalities (Connecticut State Library)

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