Librarians and Student Success

According to one report, when schools have high-quality library programs and librarians who share their expertise with the entire school community, student achievement gets a boost. This report discusses multiple studies that emphasize the importance of librarians, and how they are associated with better student outcomes. It is stated in this report that multiple studies have found that test scores tend to be higher in schools where librarians have an active role in where administrators, teachers, and librarians themselves think of the school librarian as a school leader, co-contributor, and instructional planner to the administration and educational curriculum of the school. 

Lance, K. C., & Kachel, D. E. (2018). Why school librarians matter: What years of research tell us. Phi Delta Kappan, 99 (7), 15-20. http://www.kappanonline.org/lance-kachel-school-librarians-matter-years-research/

Librarianship in the Classroom

This study discusses combining some key tenets of the information literacy movement with core feminist principles and critical theoretical approaches, two academic librarians created a course designed to explore the changing nature of information and to explode the myth of its neutrality. Through discussion of the development of the initial course proposal, the creation of the syllabus and the structure of the class, a case is presented for altering (and expanding) the role of the librarian in the classroom.

Brody, E. (2007). Gender and the politics of information: Reflections on bringing the library into the classroom. Library Trends, 56(2), 494-508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lib.2008.0004