[LM_NET] Stop the whining

["Diane R. Chen" <dianerchen@COMCAST.NET>]

During my intensive cleanup and reorganization this summer, I have
been re-reading journal articles that seemed to pile up on my
clipboards. One of them was called Stop the Whining by Ann Carlson
Weeks from SLJ Sept 2001. Ann advocated we

"employ the activist approach. We must take responsibility for
documenting the importance of the library media program to student
learning. We must then present this evidence in compelling ters that
demonstrate the value of the program to our users, rather than merely
applaud (or bemoan) the virtue of our work."

Since I have read through 4 inches of journals just this morning and
this was a paragraph that stuck out, I thought I would share it with
LM_NETTER's during our coffee break. As you read through journal
articles this year, please share passages that invigorate or inspire
you. Even old words speak fresh when uttered anew.

Diane R. Chen, Library Information Specialist
Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, TN
Email:  DianeRChen@comcast.net

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