Keith Curry Lance is the director of the Library Research Service, a unit of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education operated in partnership with the University of Denver that provides library professionals, educators, public officials, and the media with research and statistics about libraries. He is also a professor in the Library and Information Science program at University of Denver. Dr. Curry Lance has conducted extensive research into the impact of school libraries on student achievement, and has replicated the results of his research in several states. He has also authored many articles for a variety of publications concerning the importance of school library media centers. Dr. Curry Lance was recently honored with an invitation to speak at Mrs. Laura Bush's White House Conference on School Libraries. The transcripts of that presentation can be found at: http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/Lance.pdf
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Wisconsin Educational Media Association Spring Conference, April 18 - 20, 2004
Monona Terrace, Madison, WI
(Contact Kathy Sanders at Kathy_Sanders@mononagrove.org for more information)