Library Curriculum
ASD Library Standards, Benchmarks, and
Indicators
Standard A: A student should understand how information and resources are
organized.
Benchmark 1: Recognize that libraries use classification systems to organize, store and
provide access to information and resources.
Performance Indicators
K
- Locates special sections of library (Everybody, nonfiction, etc.)
- Demonstrates an understanding that the alphabet is critical to materials’ organization
- Demonstrates an understanding that authors’ last names are used as organizational
strategies
- Recognizes physical layout of the library (E section, story area, circulation area etc.)
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Locates books in Everybody section by the first letter of the author’s last name
- Uses graphic organizational charts or signage as locator tools
- Understands that WebCat is used to find materials in the library
- Recognizes numerical order for nonfiction and alphabetical order for fiction
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Accesses all areas of the library
- Accesses needed reference materials through appropriate reference skills
- Explains how Dewey Decimal System is used to organize materials
- Performs electronic search techniques with automated catalog, databases and websites.
- Locates nonfiction and fiction materials by call number
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Accesses all areas of the library
- Recognizes the use of specialty reference sets and non-fiction for information
- Demonstrates successful electronic search strategies
- Recognizes that the Dewey system is the same in all libraries
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle School
- Demonstrates how to access materials in school and public libraries
- Recognizes there are different classification systems (Dewey, Library of Congress)
- Can identify areas most useful for search by topic/subject
- Demonstrates use of synonyms to expand searches
- Uses successful electronic search strategies
Benchmark 2: Understands how library classification and subject heading systems work.
Performance Indicators
K
- Recognizes that a call number is used to locate a book
- Demonstrates an understanding of the difference between nonfiction and fiction
- Shows a basic understanding of the Everybody section
- Shows a basic understanding of the alphabetical system for classification
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Uses library signage for accessing materials and areas
- Extends knowledge of call number organization
- Extends knowledge of nonfiction and fiction differences
- Can explain spine label differences for fiction (3 letters) vs. Everybody books
- Shows a basic understanding of the Dewey system of nonfiction organization
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Demonstrates knowledge of fiction and nonfiction call number organization with general
knowledge of the Dewey system
- Uses an automated catalog using subject headings
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Uses more advanced electronic searches
- Employs more refined and specific Dewey searches
- Understands subject heading systems in automated catalogs
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle School
- Uses learned skills to locate materials in an unfamiliar library
- Uses alternate keywords during search strategies
- Demonstrates how to refine search strategies with confidence
Benchmark 3: Understand how information in print, non-print and electronic formats is
organized and accessed.
Performance Indicators
K
- Demonstrates an understanding of book types (Everybody, nonfiction)
- Explains physical parts of a book (spine, front cover, etc.)
- Explains about the roles of author and illustrator
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Uses title page, table of contents and index to locate information
- Can explain differences between specialized reference materials (dictionary,
encyclopedia, etc.)
- Can explain that a story is organized with the format of a beginning, a middle and an end
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Uses an automated catalog for locating materials effectively
- Explains parts of a book
- Can explain about specialized reference materials and arrangement (almanacs, thesaurus,
etc.)
- Demonstrates knowledge of Internet use with web browsers, search engines,
encyclopedias, databases, etc.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of timeliness of magazines and
newspapers
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Demonstrates use of web browsers, search engines and databases
- Demonstrates usage of Dewey Decimal System to more refined applications
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle School
- Expands research projects to include the use of multiple types of resources (books,
electronic formats, and non-print materials)
- Changes search strategies for different media
- Uses indices to locate appropriate materials
Benchmark 4: Search for information and resources by author, title, subject or key word, as
appropriate.
Performance Indicators
K
- Shows an understanding of alphabetical order using E section
- Begins to locate specific authors in the E section
- Shows an understanding that nonfiction materials are organized by subject
- Shows an understanding of the concept of title
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Shows knowledge of alphabetical order
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the use of specific subject headings (Grade 3)
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Demonstrates a developed understanding of Dewey system, alphabetical order and use of
reference materials
- Uses an automated catalog for searching for author, title or subject
- Uses appropriate search strategies for electronic resources and automated catalog searches
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Uses an automated catalog and other electronic resources independently
- Demonstrates use of subject headings in automated catalog
- Demonstrates use of appropriate search strategies for electronic resources
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle School
- Displays independent use of automated catalog and electronic resources
Benchmark 5: Identify and use search strategies and terms that will produce successful
results
Performance Indicators
K
- Shows an awareness of signs and labels
- Recognizes and matches letters/labels on books
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Uses library signage for accessing materials and areas
- Identifies nonfiction, fiction, everybody, reference, story collection, and biography by
different types of labels
- Uses guide words when using reference materials
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Explains appropriate search strategies
- Uses an automated catalog to locate resources
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Uses appropriate subject, keyword, and series searches to find specific materials
- Explains use of search strategies
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle School
- Has the ability to revise search strategies when not successful
- Chooses appropriate strategies to browse and preview to determine usefulness of specific
materials
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