Data+Collection

=How and why to collect data about your library's impact on student achievement:=

School Library Journal article, "[|The Evidence-Based Manifesto for School Librarians]" School Library Journal article, "[|Irrefutable Evidence]"

School Library Journal article, "[|The Sower: Interview with Keith Curry Lance]."

[|Library Research Services: Research and Statistics about Libraries]

=Data Gathering Tools for the School Librarian:=

[|Survey Monkey] A tool to help you collect, manage, and analyze data about your students and your library. Here is an [|example of a survey] to gather background data about students using the Survey Monkey tool.

[|Poll Everywhere] A tool for using the web, cell phones, and mobile devices for creating your own online polls and gathering polling data. Below is an example of a poll everywhere web widget you can create and use for free.

[|Try taking a poll -- it's easy!]

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=Some great examples of annual reports and data gathering at school libraries:=

http://schoollibrarywebsites.wikispaces.com/Reports