Studies have shown that digital resources -- video clips, audio, simulations and images -- improve student learning in science and math, and the emergence of online digital libraries has made more free resources available than ever before. Yet few make it to student classrooms or computers. A new research study at The Florida State University looks to change this.
"Digital Libraries to School Libraries (DL2SL): A Strategy for Lasting K-12 Open Content Implementation" will explore how school libraries can successfully integrate digital library "open content" in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM materials) into their collections and services. The research project, headed by Marcia Mardis, an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Florida State's College of Communication and Information, received a $309,344 grant from the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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"Teachers don't have the time to spend searching Web sites for these resources and then learning how to use them in the classroom," Mardis said. "They need a sort of 'one-stop shop' where they can come to find them -- the type that a school library media specialist can create."
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