Marcia (cc: LMNET list) -
I noticed in a recent LMNET posting, a definition of "what is a Power
Library" had been shared. Just for the record, I wanted to let everyone know
that the phrase "Power Library" was coined here in 1998 as part of a
statewide project called the Power Library Project (PLP). It's goals were
similar to those described: flexible scheduling, principal support, teacher
buy-in, and collaborative planning, coupled with mentoring between "high
performance" and "developing" libraries. We developed numerous
self-assessments of both the program and information literacy to support
this program, some of which are included in the recently published Colorado
information literacy standards and library program guidelines, available at
www.cemacolorado.org <www.cemacolorado.org> . The AASL information pointed
to in Marcia's reply refers to the DeWitt-Wallace Reader's Digest Library
Power project, and Information Power. While elements of both were
incorporated into PLP, it has become a unique project aimed, in part, at
getting librarians to work with teachers to raise test scores on our state's
numerous standards assessments in gr 3-10.
We did a study in 2000 of the impact resulting from PLP participation, which
are published at http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/178powerlibs.pdf
<http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/178powerlibs.pdf> . The PLP now
entering its 5th year through one of our System libraries, CCLS, in Denver.
You can read more about it at their website: www.cclsweb.org
<www.cclsweb.org> . Of course it's possible that others across the country
came up with the same idea, perhaps even the same name, in the last 5 or 6
years. Hence, we're not claiming copyright or trademark on the term, but do
feel it was probably one of the earlier uses of that exact phrase in
conjunction with these goals and activities. I'd be glad to elaborate should
anyone wish to contact me off-list.
____________________________________________
Eugene Hainer
Director of Library Development
Colorado State Library, CO Dept of Education
201 E. Colfax rm. 309 (303) 866-6730 ph.
Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-6940 fax
hainer_g@cde.state.co.us
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Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 21:36:09 -0400
From: Marcia Berbeza <Mberbeza@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: TARGET: ELEMENTARY INFORMATION LITERACY PRE-ASSESSMENT
Hi LM_NETters!
I gave it two weeks and never received any tests that had been previously
developed for assessing Information Literacy skills before a program began.
So I will have to work on one with my colleagues. We have decided to use
some of the questions found on the survey of the AASL's webpage as a
starting point.
I received MANY requests to explain what a Power Library is. So I have
decided to share my quick explanation. What we're doing at Bayard is based
on much of the information gathered from the Colorado Study. [...]
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