Library Top-10 Best Practices

The DLC Library offers a rich collection of encyclopedias, primary sources, newspaper and magazine articles, multimedia, and educational websites. Getting your students and teachers to use them regularly can be a real challenge though. Below is a "Top 10" list of winning strategies for increasing awareness and use of the DLC Library online resources within your school community.

1. Ensure access is just a couple clicks away
2. Collaborate with teachers
3. Get political!
4. Become a chief information officer (CIO)
5. Market your library resources
6. Advocate for smart searching
7. Build information literacy skills
8. Develop a professional network of school librarians
9. Make parents part of the equation
10. Reach out to your local public library