Re: Gen:Librarian's title

[Mary Beckelhimer <mbeckelh@ACCESS.K12.WV.US>]

Debbie wrote:
>Our district has a new technology plan and withing the plan it says "The Media
>Specialist position will be upgraded to Information Specialist".

>I talked with one teacher who had marked that each school should have 2 full
>time media technicians and .5 Information Specialist.  When I asked why she
>indicated that she was confused and through that media technician was the
>"librarian" and Information Specialist was something on computer
>troubleshooting.
>>Debbie Stafford
>Gen H.H. Arnold High School
>Wiesbaden Germany
>stafford@email.wiesbaden.army.mil
>
In my search for doctoral programs, I found that Information Specialist
reflects a degree in Information Sciences and Systems.  The degree
focuses on creating, organizing, storing & accessing organized files
of information.  So far so good.  BUT the courses are all computer
related including various languages, hardware, software and analysis.
I don't think we can call ourselves information specialists.  That title is
already taken.  I for one have been a librarian for 13 years and plan
to keep my library with it's various media and computer accesses.
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Name: Mary Beckelhimer
            Winfield High School librarian
            (304)586-3601
E-mail: mbeckelh@access.k12.wv.us (Mary Beckelhimer)
Date: 02/27/96
Time: 12:01:38

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