I believe the characteristics of digital information make it more effective for Teacher Librarians to communicate with students, parents, and classroom teachers. Teacher Librarians will now be viewed as the experts in this field and provide guidance to the school communities on how they can support students to become capable and responsible digital citizens.

For education, the one negative implication is that digital information is overloaded. There is far too much information on the internet space. It is difficult to summarise and reduce the content to produce an accurate account of a given topic. One positive implication is that students can search for information instantly at their fingertips. Information is readily available in seconds, making it easier to start writing on a topic.

Teacher Librarians are more important than before. We are there to provide students with strategies and teach them how to navigate this space and search for accurate information. This is a unique and irreplaceable role.