The UCAP school library media center (SLMC)
mission is to ensure that students and staff are effective
users of ideas and information by
This mission is built upon the
Information Power mission of the school library media
program as stated in Information Power Building Partnerships
for Learning published by the American Library Association
(ALA).
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Provide leadership, instruction, and
consulting assistance in the use and integration of
instructional and information technology.
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Provide and maintain a quality
collection of professional development materials.
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Promote collaborative teaching and
learning experiences that encourage critical thinking
and selective use of information.
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Provide a stimulating learning
environment that encourages individual and group use of
the media center.
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Encourage creation of knowledge
through effective use of information, concepts, and
ideas.
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Facilitate the development and
implementation of a research process throughout the
school.
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Develop an appreciation for
diversity in all forms by providing a wide spectrum of
resources and learning activities.
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Provide quality resources to promote
literacy and to support teaching and learning.
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Promote an appreciation of
literature and stimulate an appreciation of reading.
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All of these activities assume a
wide range of reading levels and interests.
The UCAP SLMC student skills and
objectives are in accordance with the Rhode Island
Information Literacy standards:
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Student reads 25 books or equivalent
per year at grade level.
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Student recognizes the need for
information and assesses their assignments to determine
what information is needed.
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Student recognizes that accurate and
comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent
decision-making.
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Student formulates questions based
on information needs and revises, adds, and deletes
questions as their information needs change.
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Student identifies a variety of
diverse potential print/ non-print sources of
information.
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Student develops and uses successful
strategies for locating information.
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Student determines accuracy,
relevance, and comprehensiveness of information sources.
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Student distinguishes among fact,
point of view, and opinion.
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Student identifies inaccurate and
misleading information and can explain why this
information can lead to faulty conclusions.
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Student uses the index, table of
contents, search engines, and topical sentences in
paragraphs from a variety of sources to identify
appropriate information analyzing for relevancy.
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Student uses a variety of graphic
organizers to obtain and organize information.
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Student synthesizes information into
a variety of appropriate formats to present or display
information.
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Student integrates new information
into ones own knowledge.
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Student applies information in
critical thinking and problem solving.
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Student routinely uses a wide range
of sources to explore personal interests.
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Student evaluates information to
make informed personal decisions.
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Students selects reading material
from a variety of genres, identifies and recommends
authors, series, etc., and analyzes plot, character, and
setting.
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Student analyzes clarity, impact,
and importance of information presented in a variety of
formats.
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Student evaluates information
seeking processes at each stage as it occurs making
adjustments as necessary.
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Student uses a model to identify
gaps in research strategies.
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Student respects the principles of
equitable access to information and the principles of
intellectual freedom.
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Student does not plagiarize and uses
appropriate formats to cite sources.
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Student follows school technology
policies and procedures to access information.
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Student shares knowledge with
others.
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Student respects others ideas and
backgrounds and acknowledges their contributions to
their knowledge.
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Student collaborates with others
both in person and through technologies to identify
information problems and seek solutions.
