Week 1

Looking back on week one we looked at definitions to get us started... I used the one "union catalog" which is a term referencing to being able to view all the materials from all the libraries in your district. Of course being a union worker, I didn't expect that. However I am happy to learn the term as I use this all the time when finding materials for other teachers. I check out other school libraries. It spurred a couple interesting comments agreeing and a tanget of topic talk about e-readers.

The text book talks about the intro to the job at this point and points out many things that I am currently doing correctly which is good to see. I guess I do the action but I don't know the formal terms for them.

For example, on page 3 it talks about how the specialist has to translate questions into terms so the correct information can be found by the searcher. On page 4 the text says the 3 components the TL should be doing: 1) knowledge of the library collection 2) good conversational skills 3) good skills at selecting materials for the target.

I feel I am doing all of this which is a relief to hear.