It is not that librarians know all the answers. They simply know where to find the answers. Our role has changed from information seeker to true teacher, helping the student to analyze, select, evaluate and apply the information to all kinds of situations. One of the major changes recently has been from CD-ROMs to online databases. It will be expanding to include public libraries as well.
All Internet sites are appropriate for school children and are maintained on the vendor s server.
Good Results Research shows that the highest achieving students come from schools with good libraries. Students in schools with well-equipped library media centers and professional library media specialists perform better on achievement tests for reading comprehension and basic research skills. Increased funding for school library media centers has a positive effect on teaching and learning in the school. The 1993 Colorado Department of Education study showed that library media expenditures on staff and collections promote student achievement. Specifically the study showed that where school libraries are better funded, academic achievement is higher, regardless of whether schools are located in rich or poor communities and regardless of how well adults in the community are educated.