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There is a group of Australian teacher librarians who advocate a level beyond the school walls, trying to get our work and worth into the minds of politicians, parents and other powers-that-be. Have a look at The Hub at http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/ Also look at the work of the Ontario School Library Association http://www.accessola.com/osla/ But the very first thing to do at the school level is to analyse and unpack the reason that your work is not being viewed and valued as it should be. Get right to the core of the issue so you can fix the problem rather than just treating the symptoms. Read as much as you can about the concept of an information literate school community, particularly anything by James Henri. I found that Leadership Issues in the Information Literate School Community is available through Amazon. It is one of the core texts that all teacher librarians should read. Use this to develop a vision for your library so you can begin with the end in mind, as Covey implores and then develop a set of S.M.A.R.T. goals which focus on teaching and learning for the library for the short, mid and long term that involve other staff members to help you achieve them. Look at the Australian School Library Association Professional Standards of Excellence http://www.asla.org.au/policy/standards.htmand work out how you would 'translate' these into your school setting. Write your own self-management statement (aka duty statement) so it explains and educates. 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/ --------------------------------------------------------------------