‘Librarians and other information workers’ interest is to provide the best possible access for library users to information and ideas in any media or format. This includes support for the principles of open access, open source, and open licenses’ (IFLA, 2012, principle 4). Despite the limited exceptions and statutory licences that permit some use of […]
Tag: role of teacher librarian
Principal and TL Mutuality
In an optimum learning environment, the school principal and a teacher-librarian (‘TL’) have a strong and supportive relationship. Both influence how successfully the other carries out their role and responsibilities to students and the school community. According to a respondent quoted in the Softlink Survey (2017, p.12) three factors determine the success of a school […]
The ‘Infosphere’, ‘Being’ and the TL
When reading about the ‘information landscape’ and reflecting on what it will mean for me professionally as a future TL, I was most struck by Flodori’s (2007) concept of the ‘infosphere’ and his metaphysical take that the end point of the digital information revolution will be a dissolving of the distinctions between the material and […]