Competency 2

I searched for a blog that related to elementary school libraries.

Week 8, Thing 16:perspectives on library 2.0

http://kyrareads.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/week-8-thing-16perspectives-on-library-20/


I searched using blogsearch.google.com


The blog is about a school librarian that wants to enhance the use of the library by adding virtual tools for a more virtual presence because her "real time" is limited with students and teachers. As I stated in my first blog, I can see how blogging could be used as a useful tool in the library to make the connection between librarians, parents, and students.

Blog Excerpt:
"I work in a an elementary school library, where for better or worse the web is filtered and physical access to the library is also limited by fixed class schedules. Teachers use "library time" as a break time, and I, as the licensed professional, am suppose to be in the library managing and instructing the children. I like the idea of being available "virtually" outside the walls of the library, I am currently scheduled to take classes nearly all of the time I am in the building. I wonder how to move into offering more of a virtual, dynamic presence to my teachers and students."