Re: Just a librarian!

[Sharon Hamer <hamer@MEOL.MASS.EDU>]

What would they think we do if we used the term that that first speaker
at the AASL conference suggested--Resourcerer?
Sharon Hamer                            459 Broadway
hamer@meol.mass.edu                     Cambridge, MA 02138
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School       (617-349-6781)

On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Joy Branham wrote:

>         Haven't we all run into experiences like the demeaning put-down
> Joyce experienced, at some time in our careers?  I was asked with all
> seriousness by a parent, if I brought my knitting to school to fill up
> all the time I had.  I had a salesman come into the library one time and
> ask me "what the big deal was with librarians anyway--they didn't really
> do anything, did they?"  Right now I'm working with a couple of teachers
> who resent every single minute that I don't have scheduled classes,
> completely ignoring the 14,000 items and numerous demands that I am
> responsible for.  All I can do is sympathize--I surely don't have any
> solutions.  I know that some people thought the discussion on official
> titles for librarians (i.e., media specialists, etc.) not very important,
> but I am beginning to think that if we do away with the word "librarian,"
> then maybe we can bury the negative connotations that go with it.  I am
> sure that no one would expect a "media specialist" to bring her knitting
> to school with her!
>
> Joy Branham, LIBRARIAN!             tnl_jbranham@pstcc.cc.tn.us
> Kennedy Elementary School
> Kingsport, TN 37665
>