HIT>School Librarian job TITLE

[Ruth Rogers <CRVHS_RSR@NCOCC.OHIO.GOV>]

As I read all of the messages on this subject it became apparent that we
will not be able to agree on our job title.  But buried and lost in all
of the text were the actual terms that people preferred(and there were many).
It became a sort of game to compile these and include some of my own.
They are listed in no particular order.  I did purposefully ignore the
words "Director", "Coordinator", and "Supervisor" because these words
implied that the person was in charge of multiple schools, libraries or
districts involved.  Those words could be used in place of the word
Specialist to expand the title when necessary.  I also made two
additional assumptions 1) This title would describe a school position,
and 2) It is a professional position that requires a 4 year college degree.
So, here is the list, feel free to expand or delete and respond to the
net  when you choose.  If you wish to prioritize the list and send it back
to me, I'll post another HIT as to what was most popular etc.  Happy Reading:-)
Librarian (L)
Cyber-librarian (CL)
Media Specialist (MS)
Library/Media Specialist (LMS)
Information Specialist (IS)
Information Technologist (IT)
Information Technology Specialist (ITS)
Library/Media Technology Specialist (LMTS)
Resource Specialist (RS)
Education Technologist (ET)
Educational Information Technology Specialist (EITS)
Educational Access Technology Specialist (EATS)
Literature and Information Technologist (LIT or LI)
Reading and Information Techologist (RIT or RI)
Library/Information Technology Specialist (LITS)
Technology Specialist (TS)
Media Technology Specialist (MTS)
Multimedia Specialist (MMS)
Educational Multimedia Specilist (EMMS)

One finally note, in fall 1993 I gave a presentation to our local Board
of Education and, among other things, I mentioned our changing role from
librarian to information technology specialist.  One of the Board members
comments during the Q & A period was that he thought I was going to ask
for more money!  The point being, that some of the discussion on the net
about salaries I think is a valid point.  A "technology specialist" is
perceived by the average person as being a higher paying (and more
important) position than that of a "librarian". But don't let this
additional comment distract you from the main body of the message.
Looking forward to hearing from you all:-} P.S. The list represents
suggestions from 20 different states and British Columbia; quite a group!