The power of high quality school library programs

Kari Nelson

CO, IL

REFERENCE

Farquharson, M. (2009). The power of high quality school library programs. Teacher Librarian, 36(5), 85-86. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct =true&db=lih&AN=41688122&site=ehost-live

SUMMARY

Farquharson discusses the importance of a library media specialist in bringing about a high quality library program that meets the information needs of students.  With the emerging technologies of today, student information seeking needs are changing and library media specialists need to focus on instructing students in how to read and obtain information from an online source.  In meeting the needs of teachers, a library media specialist needs to provide collaboration opportunities and provide resources that will enable such collaborations to be successful.  By improving communication of knowledge obtained, students are able to become more than information seekers, they can become information producers as well.

EVALUTION

I really enjoyed this article. It helped me to see the importance of collaboration in order to find success in a school library.