INFORMATION
POWER: Building Partnerships for Learning

New "INFORMATION POWER" Book, Guidelines, and Standards

1. Student learning is the central focus upon which IP2 was developed. Student achievement is the bottom line.
2. Information literacy is the keystone of lifelong learning and the school library media specialist today focuses on the process of learning rather than the dissemination of information.
3. The library media program combines effective learning and teaching strategies and activities with information access skills.
4. IP2 is organized into two parts- a vision and philosophy for library media programs and information literacy standards for student learning.
5. The school library media specialist is an education keystone whose roles are teacher, instructional partner, information specialist and program administrator.
6. IP2 presents 27 principles and the library media specialist behaviors necessary for the development of a quality library media program.
7. IP2 calls for a local plan of action. We must all get involved and spread the word about the importance of our role and library media resources in the lives of our children.

1. Include articles in the Puffin with up to date information on IP, pointers to articles and other IP2 information resources, references to what other states are doing, and what Alaska school library folks are doing with the new standards.
2. Circulate copies of the Information Power video (contact Sue Sherif at the State Library) .
3. Provide time to discuss Information Power during AKLA conferences.
4. Create a power point presentation on the standards to be used at other disciplinary conferences ie. School Board, Principal's, ASTE., etc.

• Awareness- A goal is for each school librarian in the state to read the guidelines and standards and think about how the IP2 plan can be implemented in each school library.
• Brainstorming - A goal is for each school librarian in the state to create a plan for implementing the national guidelines and standards in his/her school library program and to create a state plan for implementing national guidelines and standards and the state library/literacy standards.
• Implementing Action Plans- A goal is for each school librarian to work on state and local library/literacy implementation plans, evaluate success of these plans, and readjust the plan for the following year.

1. Get your hands on a copy of Information Power Building Partnerships For Learning and make time to read through each chapter. Study the guidelines and standards for what they say and what they imply. Digest and ponder the implications of this document to the school library program in your school, school district and school libraries throughout Alaska. What changes need to be made in our existing programs to enable us to comply with the vision and philosophy of the new standards and guidelines?
2. Determine what is most important in this document that needs to be implemented at the state level, in your school district and in your own school library.
3. Share your "thinking" via e-mail notes to Jan Fortune.
4. Let Jan or E-Board members know your concerns about the new standards. Identify what kinds of things AkASL can do to help you and your school district implement the standards.
5. Think of ways to share awareness with other school librarians around the state.

+ AASL Information Power

The homepage for Information Power includes links to each of the chapters in the official document. While there you can click on most of these sections to get excerpts.

Part One Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

- Chapter 1 The Vision

- Chapter 2 Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

Part Two Building Partnerships for Learning

- Chapter 3 Collaboration, Leadership, and Technology

- Chapter 4 Learning and Teaching

- Chapter 5 Information Access and Delivery

- Chapter 6 Program Administration

- Chapter 7 Connections to the Learning Community

Appendix

Index

How to Order Information Power and other IP related materials

+ Information Power Implementation Page
http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_implementation.html
This site includes tips for implementing the standards and a powerpoint presentation.

• Information Power teleconference Web site
• Implementation PowerPoint presentation
• Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning online preview
• How to order Information Power books and products
• Using content from Information Power:
• Building Partnerships for Learning
• State Implementation Coordinators
• Task Force for Coordinating the Implementation of the New National Guidelines and Standards

Where can I get a copy of INFORMATION POWER: Building Partnerships for Learning
Look at one of the IP2 websites above for ordering information. The books are also available from amazon.com.