1. The Instructional Role of the Library Media Specialist as Perceived by Elementary School Principals VERA Conference Charlottesville, VA September 18, 2008 Dr. Audrey Church Longwood University Farmville, Virginia [email_address]

21. Findings: Teacher Role Teach students to… 1. Use print materials 90.9% A or SA 2. Use electronic databases 87.3% A or SA 3. Use free Web sites 81.8% A or SA 4. Locate information within sources 94.6% A or SA 5. Evaluate information 86.4% A or SA 6. Take notes and organize information 74.6% A or SA 7. Respect intellectual property 93.7% A or SA 8. Practice ethical behavior 91.9% A or SA

22. Findings: Teacher Role Library media specialists should… 9. Have access to standardized test data 80.0% A or SA 10. Use test data to develop information literacy instruction 82.8% A or SA 11. Provide staff development in areas such as effective Web searching and database use 86.4% A or SA 12. Provide staff development in areas such as intellectual property and copyright 86.3% A or SA

25. Findings: Instructional Partner Role Collaborate with… 1. Teachers to teach information literacy skills in context of content curriculum 91.2% A or SA 2. Individual teachers to plan lessons to integrate information literacy skills into curriculum 85.4% A or SA 3. Teachers at grade levels to plan lessons to integrate information literacy skills into curriculum 91.8% A or SA

26. Findings: Instructional Partner Role Collaborate with… 4. Teachers to teach lessons which integrate information literacy skills in context of content curriculum 89.1% A or SA 5. Teachers to evaluate work from lessons 73.6% A or SA 6. Play active role in school improvement process 94.5% A or SA

27. Findings: Instructional Partner Role Primary initiator of teacher-library media specialist collaboration at… Individual teacher level? School level? Administrator? 11.8% 38.2% Library media specialist? 67.3% 57.3% Teacher? 20.0% 2.7% No response? 0.9% 1.8%

30. Primary Source of Knowledge of Instructional Role of Library Media Specialist Coursework in principal preparation programs 1.8% Interactions with LMS during teaching career 26.4% Interactions with LMS during administrative career 65.5% Readings from professional journals 2.7% Other 2.7% No response 0.9%