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Shift of Perception of the Library Media Specialist:

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Shift of Perception of the Library Media Specialist:

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In my district, LMS are perceived as leaders in the schools and as technology specialist and their leadership skills are of great importance.  Some libraries are moving towards flexible schedules that allows for LMS to be in more of an instructional consultant role. LMS are using procedures to help students access information beyond their own library and align learning with CCSS. Libraries are shifting to library commons(physical and virtual spaces) where LMS are collaborating with teachers and other specialists, students, and the community. The library is seen as the heart of learning and common gathering place where small groups, large groups, content creation, research, and a wide variety of other learning are happening simultaneously. Information literacy continues to be the foundation and reforming at the same time.

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What are the roles of the librarian in the past?

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What are the roles of the librarian in the past?

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Storyteller

Keeper of well-rounded library collections

Effective Circulator and manager of library resources.

Program Administrator

LIbrarians aren't include in collaboration or viewed as teachers.

The instructional role of the librarian has steadily evolved from passive to static to active (AASL
1998; Craver 1986).

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How are library media specialists perceived by themselves and their fellow colleagues, principals, students and others in their community?

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How are library media specialists perceived by themselves and their fellow colleagues, principals, students and others in their community?

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Librarian Media Specialists believe all of these indicators are important but hard to accomplish. They focus on the one that is most important to them. Finding information has always been of most importance and continues to be. Community members, principals and teachers can have a different perception of the role and importance of the librarian, not thinking the library helps promote a well rounded curriculum or increase in learning. They think kids only check out books. All stakeholders need to explained the true role of the LMS.

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What are the roles of the library media specialist now? 

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What are the roles of the library media specialist now? 

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Reading Advocate- supporting student’s interest and abilities, teaching student’s to access, evaluate, and use information in a variety of ways to think, learn, create and apply new knowledge.

Teacher

Instructional Partner- collaborating with teachers to create authentic learning

Informational Specialist- keeping abreast of new resources and modeling for students the most efficient ways to access information through a variety of platforms...information literacy

Technology Leader

Program Administrator-keeps the library running through maintaining quality of collection and equipment, budgets and purchases, advocating for the vision of the school

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As the librarian role developed into a profession rather than a pastime, the first library training school Columbia University's School of Library Science was founded in 1887 by Melvil Dewey, the creator of the Dewey Decimal System. Education for children's librarians was pioneered by Mary Wright Plummer also.

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Libraries added services like public computers, free wifi, digital materials like e-books. In 2011, the ALA began the Privacy Revolution program focusing on issues of privacy in the digital age. It is an extension of concerns related to the PATRIOT Act as well as other privacy concerns. Library funding went down despite people supporting the importance of it. Libraries are also offering new recreation, new initiatives and content creation opportunities.

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The first totally tax-supported library was established in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The first large public library was Boston Public Library, in which all Massachusetts residents could borrow from its collection, which began with 16,000 volumes. The American Library Association (ALA) was founded as the largest professional organization in the world.

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Private book clubs were created by wealthy men who paid a membership to access a collection of rare materials.Benjamin Franklin, formed one of the first libraries like this in Philadelphia,  known as the Library Company. He also played a role in the developing of the first lending library too.

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                         Historical Timeline of Important Events of the Library

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                         Historical Timeline of Important Events of the Library

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With the rapid growing number of female librarians, ALA elected their first female president, Theresa Elmendorf, in 1911. In highly populated areas library jobs became very competitive. Some librarians in remote places struggled because library were seen more as a meeting place rather than an educational resource. While other librarians worked to create programs for children that might attract parents and bring educational material into the workplace. Librarians began to get working volunteers who helped with providing services to more people.