Re: Job Description List

[Union-Endicott Central School District <libser1@TRANSIT.NYSER.NET>]

Clerical tasks are the tasks of the clerical support staff in a
library.   It is the role of the librarian to design the framework,
principles, and parameters for these tasks; but the excellent clerical
staff in libraries have their real expertise in the performance.

I think there is danger here.   Many of us went into the library field
because we LOVE the organization; the arranging; the details of the
library.   However, as school library media specialists; it is not our role.

Since I risk flames and worse, i might just as well go the rest of the
way.  Dump the category.   Yeah, I know, we have to do them, etc.etc.
etc.   We, however, don't have to like it, list it, or make it in any way
our priority.  Let it pile up, continually beg your principal for a few
hours of clerical staff, use volunteers, use students, but for heaven's
sake don't lock yourself in a back room or stay the summerdoing it.

When I read a resume, if the internship or student teaching experience
mentions clerical work, i put it on the bottom of the pile.

Fire away.

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Gail Dickinson
Union-Endicott Central School District
Endicott, NY 13760                     "Between stimulus and response,
                                         we have a choice -- Covey