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Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning

Information Access and Delivery Principles of School Library Media Programs

These principles were identified and developed by the Information Power Vision Committee, reviewed and commented upon by the profession, and approved by the AASL and AECT Boards as the cardinal premises on which information access and delivery within the effective school library media program is based.

Principle 1: The library media program provides intellectual access to information and ideas for learning.

Principle 2: The library media program provides physical access to information and resources for learning.

Principle 3: The library media program provides a climate that is conducive to learning.

Principle 4: The library media program requires flexible and equitable access to information, ideas, and resources for learning.

Principle 5: The collections of the library media program are developed and evaluated collaboratively to support the school’s curriculum and to meet the diverse learning needs of students.

Principle 6: The library media program is founded on a commitment to the right of intellectual freedom.

Principle 7: The information policies, procedures, and practices of the library media program reflect legal guidelines and professional ethics.

Excerpted from Chapter 5, "Information Access and Delivery," of Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Copyright © 1998 American Library Association and Association for Educational Communications and Technology. ISBN 0-8389-3470-6. Order by phone at 1-866 SHOP ALA (1-866-746-7252).