The influence of the media center on the development of information skills at the high school level

This study assesses the media centers at three high schools of varied size in North Carolina. School media centers were evaluated by students and staff to determine the quality of their media center and program. Ninth and eleventh grade student skills knowledge was compared to eleventh grade skills knowledge and then contrasted with the perceived quality of the school's media center. Media centers' strengths and weaknesses were identified that most likely influenced scores on the assessment. Results of the study suggest that the degree of collaboration between teachers and media specialists affects the skills gained by students