Trends in Library Science
As part of the AASL Vision Summit we brainstormed some of the past trends for school librarianship. I appreciate the varying ways we approached the topic as you can see by some of the charts. This group approached the topic with bends at every decade hence the pentagon.
This group approached our history by charting the impact financial resources have had on our programs. Notice the waves. As we anticipate an upward trend and another wave of funding in the next 10 years, will you be ready to capitalize on the wave?
This chart shows how we can get sidetracked and run in circles in our profession. We don’t always travel the same path, yet we will all end up facing the same future.
This group looked at the history through our standards. We discovered that in the 1920’s “enthusiasm and the ability to teach and inspire” were valued.
This group used the idea of many strands that could all be twisted together much like DNA twists. There is a strand for our profession, education in general, and technology. I can also envision a strand for students as learners and one for parents and other’s view of us.
What aspects of our history interest you? How do you see the past influencing the future? Do our users really care? Does it help guide us to new trends or does it hold us back as we focus only on ourselves?
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Best, Josie.
Comment by Josie Fraser — December 8, 2006 @ 6:22 am