tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880021475929242668.post2709883191232545954..comments2023-08-05T04:17:51.587-07:00Comments on schooling.us: Random Questions on Future Libraries from Scott McLeodedhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09816086535519392426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880021475929242668.post-52670203838376510892009-11-06T11:31:39.913-08:002009-11-06T11:31:39.913-08:00Great comment by edh!
As promised, here's som...Great comment by edh!<br /><br />As promised, here's some follow-up thinking of mine:<br /><br />http://bit.ly/1Zvu3ZScott McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368435018346090846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880021475929242668.post-57509100440868315582009-11-06T08:39:36.813-08:002009-11-06T08:39:36.813-08:00Kris - thanks for reading. What really scares me a...Kris - thanks for reading. What really scares me are the virtual schools that aren't actively providing ambient library services for distance learners. But that's a whole other topic - first, we have to get to the point where it's just as important to have a credentialed & knowledgeable librarian in your building, as, say, a principal.<br /><br />Scott - Yes, you raise a good edhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816086535519392426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880021475929242668.post-57056551724110013152009-11-04T20:15:41.962-08:002009-11-04T20:15:41.962-08:00A great post. Thank you. One quick thought for now...A great post. Thank you. One quick thought for now: a more thoughtful response from me later...<br /><br />Aren't your libraries full of "books?" I think they are. It doesn't matter what you or I call them, the average person on the street calls them ... (drum roll, please) ... "books." And books are changing, which means you'll have fewer and fewer of them on the Scott McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368435018346090846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880021475929242668.post-85621582603249478112009-11-04T19:14:13.081-08:002009-11-04T19:14:13.081-08:00Excellent responses. Loved the textbook analogy i...Excellent responses. Loved the textbook analogy in particular. I read the McLeod piece & wondered how anyone still thinks that most school libraries are about "books" as opposed to "resources". Also, I appreciate your acknowledgment of the fact that school librarians (and research/info lit skills) are not always as central to the curriculum as they should be. I can't krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002274598908484115noreply@blogger.com