Reflections

The Fully Loaded Librarian? Joyce Valenza's January 1, 2011 SLJ post: =Fully Loaded: Outfitting a teacher librarian for the 21st century. Here's what it takes= @http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/888448-312/fully_loaded_outfitting_a_teacher.html.csp?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter An interesting read for reflecting on where we have been and where we are headed, whether we are new or experienced practitioners. Your thoughts? Posted by D. Baratta, 1/1//11 Happy New Year!

What's in a Name? We all have an opinion about our title and how it reflects our passion and role in our unique educational settings. I was curious to know if cybrarian had entered the lexicon and discovered this definition on dictionary.com: Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon cybrarian. (n.d.). //Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon//. Retrieved March 26, 2010, from Dictionary.com website: @http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cybrarian
 * cybrarian** - 1 dictionary result
 * **Main Entry:** || cybrarian ||
 * **Part of Speech:** || //n// ||
 * **Definition:** || a librarian who uses computers and the Internet for their work; any person who works doing online research and information retrieval, esp. one who answers reference questions online; also called [|data surfers], [|super searchers] ||
 * **Etymology:** || cyber- 'cybernetics' + (li)brarian ||
 * **Usage:** || computing ||

Food for Thought: The reflective practitioner

This presentation by Dave Lankes, an associate professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, was presented to public librarians but is extremely relevant for school librarians as well. 40 minutes well spent. The New Librarianship:[| http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=858] Posted by Donna Baratta 11/14/09


 * The Future is Now** September 25, 2009

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Interesting link to our discussion about the future. Also a nice tie-in to the upcoming Learning Commons program with Valerie Diggs. @http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6699357.html
 * School Library Journal article, Things That Keep Us Up at Night, by Joyce Valenza and Doug Johnson, October 1, 2009**