This document outlines a proposed library program for Harborview Library. It discusses the need for students to become effective users and evaluators of information in various formats. The program aims to teach students research skills like evaluating sources, avoiding plagiarism, and conducting inquiry. It describes how the library can help students discover, engage with, and communicate information using both traditional and emerging formats. Specific student outcomes are outlined for different grade levels, focusing on skills like locating, evaluating, extracting and organizing information to solve problems. The ideal program envisions a full-time librarian, flexible scheduling, and collaboration between librarians and teachers.

1. DRAFT
Harborview Library Program
Our learners will become efficient and effective users and
producers of information, knowing how to determine if
sources are credible, reliable, and authoritative.

2. The Big Picture
 Explosion of Information in various forms is widely
available
 The web is self publishing
 students are more independent
 adult consultation may be removed
 students must evaluate resources on their own
 Research skills are essential in today’s world
 The Big Three
 Plagiarism
 Inquiry

3. Today’s library/media
center
Students:
 Discover, engage, discuss, borrow literature in
traditional and emerging formats.
 Learn to effectively use ideas and information
 Use information technologies to
access, evaluate, and communicate information

4. The Teacher-Librarian
 Knowledge of the whole curriculum
 Teaching of literacies for all media
 Intellectual property/fair use guidance
 Assuring access to information
 Technology integration
 Reviews and purchases material in all formats, for all
users
 Teaches using a variety of strategies

5. Digital Citizens
We need students that can
 Think
 Create
 Analyze
 Synthesize

6. Outcomes
Kindergarten-2nd grade
 locates key words, table of
 Enjoys stories contents, indexes, menus and
navigation tools.
 Knows the different sections of
 Creates a product using
the library information found
 identify the author and  Cites Sources
illustrator of a work
 Use a variety of genres for
pleasure and personal growth
 Knows the difference between
fiction and non-fiction  Explore resources from diverse
cultures including Alaska Native
populations
 Reads for learning and for
pleasure

7. Outcomes
3 rd-5th grades
 Identify the types of information  Create a product that presents
needed findings
 Choose from a range of resources
 Legally obtain and use information
 Locate and evaluate a resource
needed to solve the problem  Participate and collaborate in
intellectual and social networks
 Extract information from resources following safe and effective
needed to solve problems
practices
 Organize information to solve
problems  Use a variety of digital and print
formats for pleasure and personal
growth.
 Access libraries with assistance to
seek information for personal
interest

8. The Ideal
 Full time librarian/media teacher
 Flexible Scheduling model
 Point of need library use
 Collaboration with all teachers
 Professional development for teachers
 Staying on the cutting edge of new technologies