Re: [LM_NET] SHARE Impact of Schools Libraries on Achievement

[Andre Taylor <Divalibrarian2@AOL.COM>]

Here is my problem with the article:

"Up to now, librarians have taken the lead in developing information literacy
standards and curriculums. There's a certain paradox in that, because a lot
of people assumed that the digital age would require neither libraries nor
librarians. But today, students have only limited contact with librarians,
particularly because they do most of their online information-seeking at home or in
the dorm.

More important, leaving information literacy to librarians alone suggests a
failure to understand the scope of the problem."

Well duh, the librarians were the ones teaching students how to use the new
medium. But wait isn't that one of the things we were trained to do? Teach
users  how to access various mediums and the best way to locate the information
and evaluate the information found. Hey why can't information literacy be left
to the librarians. Oh  snap that would mean that the adminstration would need
to hire more librarians. Librarians could take this article apart and explain
to ther various school administrations why librarians are important.
Sorry didn't mean to fall into a rant!

Andre Taylor, Librarian
Houston ES
Washington DC
divalibrarian2@aol.com





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