The challenges and new role of librarians in the 21st century
April 2012 issue of Teacher Librarian magazine.
(or click the links below to read individual articles through EBSCO. Name and password will be needed for home access.)
This article discusses the challenges and new role of librarians in the 21st century, and announces the recipients of the first annual Teacher Librarian Leadership Awards.
Here are some of the recipients' websites:
- Canadian TL Carol Koechlin's site (created together with David Loertscher) -- School Learning Commons
- Karen Bonanno's site -- School Libraries, Technology and Creativity
- Michelle Luhtala's blog -- bibliotech.me
- Robin Cicchetti's blog -- CCHS Library Learning Commons
- Valerie Diggs's slide show presentation -- From Library To Learning Commons
- Lyn Hay's 11 slide show presentations
- Gwyneth Jones's blog -- The Daring Librarian
Links to additional articles in the April Issue
- Dear Teachers: The Learning Commons and the Future of Learning: Response to a Canadian Study by David V. Loertscher and Carol Koechlin
- The Creation of the Edgewood Experiential Lab and Learning Commons for the 21st-Century Learner by Tamara Mitchell and Fran Potvin-Schafer
- Engaging Students with AASL's Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by Melissa Jacobs Israel and Heather Moorefield-Lang
- Cool Tools, Social Media, and Curriculum by Joanne Troutner
- Graphic Inquiry: Dynamic Differentiation and Digital Age Learning by Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson
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