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- Effective school libraries are dynamic rather than passive agents of learning. - Effective school libraries engage students in an active role for building their own knowledge. - Effective school libraries provide “ systematic, explicit and contextualized instruction at class, group and individual levels centering on information literacy competencies” (p. 5). - Effective school libraries provide access to and instruction in up-to-date software and technology for students to create products that demonstrate their newly acquired knowledge.

**The Recommendations **
Based on the data and findings, Todd and Kuhlthau (2004, p. 8) recommend that school library programs should have credentialed school library media specialists who: - Have educational degrees - Develop and implement instructional practices that foster informational literacy skills and inquiry learning - Engage in collaborative instructional practices to implement information literacy instruction into the curriculum - Provide professional development targeted to whole-school success -“engage in sustained and action-oriented discussions (with all stakeholders) in the context of continuous improvement of the necessary resources, technology and staffing requirements needed to maximize the learning opportunities through school libraries.”