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Dear Sara When I was in a school and threatened with this situation (as opposed to being presented with it, as you have been) I made a list of all the things I did wearing the hats of curriculum leader, information services manager and information specialist - the three categories for the teacher librarian suggested by the Australian School Library Association. My library manager did the same for her duties - you would have to do this for your now-absent assistant - and then these were circulated to the staff with the explanation that now there will be one instead of two, which services are they prepared to no longer have because of this. It was in table format and the staff had to rate each duty on a 5 > 1 scale so we could get an accurate account of priorities. Not only does this give you a prioritised working brief of duties which you can use to defend against any complaints or claims of inefficiency, it also gives staff an eye-opener to the range of things you do but they don't see. In my case, we were successful in maintaining the position because of the cries of outrage, but in yours, you may well get your library assistant back or some other suitable arrangement made. Good luck Barbara Barbara Braxton Teacher Librarian COOMA NSW 2630 AUSTRALIA E. barbara.288@bigpond.com Together we learn from each other -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message 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 * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------