[Tasl] FW: eSN Today: eSN Special Report--School library research makes the case for more targeted support

Tue Sep 18 12:29:22 EDT 2007

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 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/images/fp/readinginlibrary.jpg> The average
school library today is a well-connected facility with significant numbers
of computers for students and staff to do research, according to a major
survey of school library media centers. But the survey also suggests that
school district leaders need to pay more attention to their elementary
school libraries and that larger schools should be spending more per pupil
on their libraries... | Full Story
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