My VoiceMail
We were brainstorming our visions for the future and I veered off down my own thought path for a time.
What if in the future someone called my library and heard this message:
Welcome to the library information center and the services of our professional staff members….
To ask a question and get immediate help, press one.
To request time with the librarian for instruction and planning, press two.
To access files and e-books or have documents sent to you, press three.
To participate in a conference call, press four then enter your class code.
To take the assessment on literacy for a course, press five then enter your class code.
To upload files for the librarian to read and critique, press six.
To locate partners for a class, team, or individual project, press seven.
To review and download podcasts of lessons and new media, press eight.
To reflect upon your learning and create a podcast, press nine.
To leave a positive comment on libraries, literacy, and the librarian, press zero and be sure to notify your local school board and legislators on the impact school libraries have on student achievement.
Some of these things are already happening in college libraries; Plattsburgh (NY) State has had IM reference for years and a student can make a one-on-one apppointment for project consultation. This is a very reachable vision, IMHO!
Comment by Sara Kelly Johns — February 4, 2007 @ 8:31 pm