Re: International Bacculaureate

[Henry Yeager <hyeager@DWIGHT.EDU>]

I'm the upper school librarian at a school that's had the IB for eight
years. In reply to the several inquiries about special training or
requirements for librarians in IB schools, there are none. I do what all of
you do--support the curriculum.  The history courses, for example,  are
heavy on non-Western civilizations and within these tend to emphasize
cultural aspects more than is usual.  There's also a rather extensive
fine-arts requirement which ties in with their stress on culture.  (The IB
searches out linkages among various subject areas.)  But all you need are
the books and the knowledge of how to use them.

There are, however,  lots of IB conferences going on through the year at
various  locations worldwide, a few specifically targeted at media
specialists. These are sometimes valuable;  sometimes not.  (Our libary in
conjunction with the technology department and the United Nations School
hosted one this past March.)
Try to talk your headmaster into sending you the next time they have one on
the C=F4te d'Azur.

Don't sweat it; you'll do fine.

Henry Yeager
Dwight School
291 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024

hyeager@dwight.edu

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