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Another important element is to have administrative support. Nothing happens successfully or thoroughly if it doesn't start from the top-down. You may be walking on water in the library, doing things for everyone, trying to make it happen for students, teachers and parents, but if the administration does not support the library program, the efforts you make to provide instruction and library awareness, or promote the library's services and your talents and abilities to assist the teachers, the students, the parents, and the community members (including the school board), it will be one of the hardest parts of process. Being "the hub" must involve the administration understanding how the entire educational program revolves around the library's services, support, and programs...it must be something that they can visualize, realize, and actually witness. Over time, being "the hub" should become the catch-phrase that the administration uses to illustrate the importance of the library program to the overall educational program. Those administrators who not only use the term (the hub) to describe the library but also illustrate the importance of the library to others, are the ones who understand libraries and promote them with others within and outside of the school. This doesn't mean you can't "win over" the administration...it just means that you will spend more time re-educating them in what a library can do for everyone. Once you've educated the administration and have gained their support, the rest of the process can come much easier because you've created an alliance with the elements that have power over the rest of the machinery. 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." -- LM_NET librarian ________________________________ From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Susan Richardson Sent: Tue 2/1/2005 7:53 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [LM_NET] High school media center as a hub How does a high school media center become the hub of the school? Thanks, Susan Richardson School Library Media Specialist Myers Park High School 2400 Colony Rd. Charlotte, NC 28209 980-343-5800 Ext 229 Fax: 980-343-5803 susan.richardson@cms.k12.nc.us bsaderich@aol.com !!!Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------