Just curious...
How many of the librarians monitoring the LM_NET list are also private
school librarians? (I know we have a few because I see the signature
lines.....)
If there are private school librarians monitoring, do you also know of the
NAIS listserv? (National Association of Independent Schools). There is a
private school librarians' listserv that provides "us" with information
dealing with things like standards and resources directly relating to the
private school libraries. In fact, this summer the ALA's Independent School
Librarians group issued a pamphlet for students and parents regarding ways
to evaluate their private school libraries that is very informative AND
could be helpful in upgrading the resources and support staff that are in
private school libraries.
If you are interested in becoming involved in the NAIS listserv, you can
join at: http://www.nais.org/resources/listserves/
If your school is a member of NAIS or the regional independent school
accreditation programs, you can gain access through your school also.
To become involved with the ALA's Independent School Section, you will need
to be a member of the American Association of School Librarians AND
subscribe to the list at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/aasledisclist/iss.htm
I hope more of you can become involved in this very important area of school
librarianship! It is important that our voices be heard and that our
library standards be raised to meet those in public schools---and it is
important that the results of our accreditation relating to libraries be
available for others within our private school families (other private
school libraries) to see, so that we can determine if what we offer meets
the "basic requirements" found in some of the most outstanding schools in
America. (At this time, we cannot compare our libraries with others because
there are "no standards" that can be compared---for more information on this
issue, see the article <Independent Schools: Desperately Seeking Data--What
are the Standards? by Dorcas Hand in Knowledge Quest (May / June 2004), p.
48-49.>
If you are a member of NAIS and ISS lists, please let me know so that I can
connect with others who share some of the same issues relating to private
school libraries!
Thanks!
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Trinity Valley School
Fort Worth, TX 76132
817-321-0100 ext. 410
briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org
"Those who have the highest expectations for the web in terms of student
research, are those who work with it, and students, the least." --a great
quote from an LM_NET member...
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