Beyond+The+Stacks+-+Introduction

=Beyond The Stacks - Introduction=

The focus of the school library program has not changed, but shifted from building a warehouse of materials to an emphasis on creating a collborative community of lifelong learners. The chart below shows other shifts in thinking and programs: as separate subject || || information literacy across the curriculum ||
 * Backward Thinking ||  || Forward Thinking ||
 * isolated || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || collaborative ||
 * reactive || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || proactive ||
 * print materials || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || information in all forms ||
 * place-dependent || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || place-independent ||
 * local || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || global ||
 * information literacy
 * catalog cards || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || automated systems ||
 * book-based budget || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || multi-dimensional budget ||
 * single funding sources || [[image:http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/arrow.gif width="10" height="20"]] || multiple funding sources ||

[|Source: Information Power] Joyce Valenza's

The teacher-librarian has many roles and responsibilities including instructional partner, information specialist , and manager (Collections).

Resources
So What Should Librarians be Teaching? (Doug Johnson) [|Roles and Responsibilities of the School Library Media Specialist] (Information Power)