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Chapter 8, “Collection,” in Enhancing Teaching and Learning. To help with understanding how a school library media center's numbers work, please review the Illinois
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Study at []. Consider how you could use the data presented here to help with your collection analysis.

Please locate the following article through NLU's EBSCO account (login the NLU portal at [], click on NLU Library (left hand side), a library window will open. Choose Article Search. Choose EBSCO. Search all EBSCOhost databases for: Schroeder, Eileen E., & Zarinnia, E. Anne. Student Learning: Documenting the Impact of School Library Media Programs. Educational Media & Technology Yearbook; 2007, Vol. 32, p98-127, 30p. (Note: While Schroeder and Zarinnia's article is long, if you are in a position where you need to defend your library and fight for budget money, it is a valuable read.)

This week’s assignment consists of a discussion board posting. Please read the Time Magazine article Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? by Amanda Ripley and add your comments to the discussion board. It appears on p. 40 of the April 19, 2010 issue or is online at [] For full credit on this assignment, please log in at least twice during the week. You’ll have your initial post and then others contributing to the ongoing conversation.
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