Re: asking questions

[Barbara Braxton <barbara@DYNAMITE.COM.AU>]

Hi Colleen and others,
I agree that it is not this group's role to provide initial training, and I don't 
think we do.  I
think we build on issues that are raised in either the university or the workplace 
context, but some
are so common you wonder if they are being addressed adequately while others are so 
broad they are
daunting!

I believe smart universities offering library studies (or whatever particular label 
they give it)
would be monitoring this listserv particularly and those in Canada, Australia and 
wherever else
there is a strong body of teacher-librarians (or whatever particular label you are 
given) to keep in
touch with the way the job is changing and the challenges we need to meet.  The 
global nature of
email  is one of its strengths, and I know that our colleagues in the UK are 
starting to demand some
of the respect that we enjoy because they have been able to be exposed to how 
things can be done
differently.

I know some universities do require students to correspond with 'someone overseas' 
as part of their
courses as I have often been that overseas contact, but I believe it needs to be 
more than that.
Professors and lecturers, just like teachers, need to constantly examine their 
practices and the
reasons for them to ensure they are meeting the needs of their clients.

For instance, on July 1 a goods and services tax was implemented in Australia and 
this has impacted
greatly on library budgeting because neither books nor support services had 
attracted any tax
previously.  There have been lots of questions and discussion and the various 
regional groups are
now holding PD sessions for their members. No doubt, it will be incorporated into 
Library Management
course by next semester.  And even though I only completed my M.Ed in 
teacher-librarianship last
year, I know certain units in the course have been reviewed already to keep up with 
the impact and
possibilities of technology.

I'm not sure that change HAS to be based on scientific research - sometimes by the 
time it is done
and suggestions for solutions made, we have worked out how to solve the problem 
anyway, and moved on
to new challenges. Education is dynamic and as information and resource 
specialists, we should be
ahead of the field, not behind it, and this listserv can play a key role.

Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA

T. 02 6205 6162
F. 02 6205 7242
E. barbara@dynamite.com.au
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
"Together, we learn from each other."
----- Original Message -----
From: Colleen Williams <CMillsWms@AOL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: asking questions


> Dynamite idea about surveying the archives!  Yet, I don't know that it this
> groups role to provide initial training--and certainly, this wouldn't be a
> scientific sampling method for placing judgment on universities.  Perhaps it
> would be more sensible for a professor to have students do this with various
> LISTSERV groups.  Students would be gaining a valuable overview.
>
> cmillswms@aol.com                   Colleen Mills Williams
>                                     PK-12 Media Specialist
>                                     Florida Certification
> "Learn from the past, live in the present, plan for the future."
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