Re: [LM_NET] Thank you and let's keep discussing the role and future of libraries and librarians

[Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>]

Is your professional organization getting onto this?
How about the folks who want to hire librarians from ALA accredited schools?
Are the colleges weighing in on this?

I am originally from PA and graduated from Clarion 




Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center
Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
paula_yohe@yahoo.com


--- On Fri, 10/31/08, mchawkins <caughey195@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> From: mchawkins <caughey195@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Thank you and let's keep discussing the role and future of 
>libraries and librarians
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 5:56 PM
> While you are discussing courses on teaching others about
> the value of the media center,  and courses that encourage
> media specialists to promote themselves,  I am reminded that
> another listserv has been having heated discussion about the
> fact that, in Pennsylvania at least,  a certified teacher
> can take the Library Praxis and become a Certified School
> Librarian in a morning.  Our main argument is that they are
> coming to librarianship without the depth of understanding
> of the actual vision and purpose of a Library Media Center
> that trained and dedicated Librarians are mastering through
> their own education.   I hope that as Departments of
> Education are encouraged to value the Media Center more it
> is because of the knowledge and skills of the trained
> librarian,  not the score on a Praxis test.
> 
> Meg Hawkins  MLS
> Librarian
> Darby Township School 1-8
> Glenolden PA
> 
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> caughey195@yahoo.com
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Cheryl Youse <cyouse@GMAIL.COM>
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 2:34:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Thank you and let's keep discussing the
> role and future of libraries and librarians
> 
> I agree with Laura wholeheartedly.  I would like to see a
> required course in
> use of the media center as part of undergraduate
> teaching/educational
> programs.  I try to snag new teachers and student teachers
> but I currently
> have a faculty of 200 and if they don't come to me for
> help, it's tough
> sometimes to reach them.  I do attend department meetings
> when I can wangle
> an invitation, collaborate with those who are willing, send
> frequent emails
> of resources, a monthly newsletter, etc. but still am not
> seeing some
> teachers that I expect to use the media center as often as
> I would like them
> to do so.
> 
> Laura also makes a point about administrators.  Many do not
> know what to
> expect from a media specialist or have any idea what we can
> do and how we
> can contribute.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:53 PM, MacArthur, Laura
> <lmacarthur@ahacademy.com>wrote:
> 
> > I've seen a lot of great ideas for promoting
> ourselves in a positive way
> > to our co-workers, and I really appreciate the time
> everyone is taking
> > from busy schedules to participate in the discussion.
> It seems like this
> > might be a good time to ask a question that's been
> bugging me for
> > awhile:
> >
> > Why are teachers and administrators still earning
> degrees and
> > certifications without ever being taught anything
> about information
> > literacy and the role of the media specialist?  (You
> could probably add
> > on "the role of..." ed tech specialists,
> literacy coaches, etc., but
> > since we so often wear those hats too, please read it
> as assming those
> > are included.)
> >
> > When so much has changed so fast, I can understand why
> I have to educate
> > older teachers about these things, but why do I have
> to repeat the
> > process time and again with those who are fresh from a
> teacher (or
> > admin) education program?  Is there a way we can
> effectively lobby for
> > the curricula of these education programs to include
> coverage of
> > information literacy, with technology literacy  and
> all the other
> > related literacies, and coverage of how to collaborate
> with the folks
> > who need to teach those things through the regular
> classroom without
> > actually having a traditional class on the topic?
> >
> > Or am I just a few books shy of a full shelf?
> >
> > Thanks, and have a great Halloween!
> > Laura MacArthur
> > Media Specialist
> > American Heritage Academy
> > Canton, GA
> > lmacarthur@ahacademy.com
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> Cheryl Youse, MLS
> Media Specialist
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