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When teachers see working with other teachers as a challenge the teacher librarian needs to act as the conduit of change.  Finding departments that are willing to work with the teacher librarian or individual teachers who are willing and focus on them, would be the perfect place to start.  Use the successes of this collaboration as an add on to other teachers if they are interested.  The teacher librarian needs to show that what they are doing supplements and assists the teachers rather than taking away from them and their precious time with students.

Collaboration as a whole school approach allows for the students to develop the fundamental skills that will enable them to thrive in the fast paced innovative world we live in.  It forces the system to have a shared vision of student learning and for all compartments within that system to be on the same page.  This is where implementing an Information Literacy Model, such as Guided Inquiry Design, across the whole school would help.  Collaboration is built into the stages of inquiry, both teachers and students learn the valuable skills of collaboration.  Teacher and teacher librarian collaborate on a professional level in planning, implementing and evaluating.