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I would have called a meeting with the 2 individuals involved - and requested that a decision be made. Allan Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC) Bishop Kearney High School Library 125 Kings Highway South Rochester, New York 14617 585-342 - 4000 x231 585-342 - 4694 (FAX) acuseo@bkhs.org Education in the tradition of the Christian Brothers and the School Sisters of Notre Dame FAC OMNIA BENE (Do all things well) PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: The information contained in this electronic transmission, and any documents attached hereto, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged and confidential. The information is intended only for the use of the recipients (s) named above. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify the sender and delete the electronic message. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of the information received in error is strictly prohibited. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Credaro" <abcredaro@OZEMAIL.COM.AU> To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:33 PM Subject: Re: Sec. Rant regarding teacher use > A Cautionary Tale > > I don't know if this qualifies as "humor" - more like "tragedy", but LM_net > doesn't seem to have that as a subject heading . at a "recent school of my > acquaintance" I made it a high priority in my first few months to get out as > much as possible to visit faculty, etc. > > The supervisor of library thingies (no qualifications, experience, > understanding, etc), one of the two deputies, hauled me over the carpet for > this, stating that I *must* stay in the library at all times. So I stopped. > A week later the principal visited me, saying that I *must* get out and > visit with staff at every opportunity. I related the previous instruction > from my supervisor. > > The principal's response? "Don't try to play us off against each other". > > Sigh. Once I'd picked my jaw up off the ground, I just said that I would > "see what I could do". Would be interested to hear what others might have > responded to that comment. > > > Amanda Credaro > > Editor: Warrior Librarian Weekly > http://www.warriorlibrarian.com <http://www.warriorlibrarian.com/> > Author: Biblia's Guide to Warrior Librarianship > http://warriorlibrarian.com/buythebook.html > <http://warriorlibrarian.com/buythebook.html> > Day Job: Project Officer - Center for Learning Innovation, OTEN > > E-mail: amanda.credaro@det.nsw.edu.au > <mailto:amanda.credaro@det.nsw.edu.au> (work) > abcredaro@ozemail.com.au <mailto:abcredaro@ozemail.com.au> > (home) > > > > > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:20:26 -0700 > From: Mark Williams <markwilliams@MAKAW.NET> > Subject: Re: Sec. Rant regarding teacher use > > At 06:46 AM 9/17/2004 -0700, you wrote: > > >So -- My problem is getting my English teachers to use the library!! I know > >that they should be my primary users, but there are several who STILL think > >that they know everything about research that their kids need to be taught > and > >that the research can be done either on the internet or individually by the > >students on their own time. > > I CAN be very frustrating, I know. I inherited a somewhat similar > situation. One thing that I found worked well was attending department > meetings (if you have them, ask for time on the agenda....say 5 min.) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ > LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------