SchoolMatch is a private organization that helps employees of companies who are being moved from one location to another find information about school districts in the area in which the person is moving. There are several reasons why media centers and media specialists are important components in the educational system. Media specialists play a key role in the integration of technology into instruction by providing training in the use of hardware and being expert in the area of software resources. These are key skills in today's workplace. The media specialist encourages and supports reading skills which are the basis for all other subjects and studies.
Media centers are the heart of the school, providing services to every teacher and student.
Media specialists act as curriculum consultants and technology infusers in their buildings. It would be very difficult to imagine a time when no library media center existed to support student achievement. There would be a definite negative effect on student achievement without the media center program. 1 Hamilton-Pennell, Christine, Lance, Keith Curry, and Wellborn, Lynda. The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement.