Doing the Job without the Job Doing You In

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Main Author: Dickinson, Gail K.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2006
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contents Doing the Job without the Job Doing You In Dickinson, Gail K. School Libraries Librarians Library Services Library Administration A library media specialist already knows from library school some things that he/she should do, namely collaborate with teachers to integrate information skills instruction with classroom content, encourage reading, teach wise use of technology, and advocate for the library media center program. Maybe what isn't talked about as much is what a library media specialist should not do. This article discusses eight things library media specialists could do to lose friends and decrease influence: (1) Complain about working hard; (2) Sit in a dark and empty library media center; (3) Pretend that the school year starts two weeks later than it does for everyone else; (4) Close the library media center at the times when everyone can use it; (5) Care more about the books than about kids reading; (6) Impose rules to limit the access of all, rather than work to change the behavior of a few; (7) Say no first; and (8) Allow non-instructional use of library media center without complaint. Four types of access are also discussed.
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spellingShingle Doing the Job without the Job Doing You In
Dickinson, Gail K.
School Libraries
Librarians
Library Services
Library Administration
Doing the Job without the Job Doing You In Dickinson, Gail K. School Libraries Librarians Library Services Library Administration A library media specialist already knows from library school some things that he/she should do, namely collaborate with teachers to integrate information skills instruction with classroom content, encourage reading, teach wise use of technology, and advocate for the library media center program. Maybe what isn't talked about as much is what a library media specialist should not do. This article discusses eight things library media specialists could do to lose friends and decrease influence: (1) Complain about working hard; (2) Sit in a dark and empty library media center; (3) Pretend that the school year starts two weeks later than it does for everyone else; (4) Close the library media center at the times when everyone can use it; (5) Care more about the books than about kids reading; (6) Impose rules to limit the access of all, rather than work to change the behavior of a few; (7) Say no first; and (8) Allow non-instructional use of library media center without complaint. Four types of access are also discussed.
title Doing the Job without the Job Doing You In
topic School Libraries
Librarians
Library Services
Library Administration
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ762314