who taught us how to do research, even when we thought we had a pretty good
handle on how to use the old World Book already. There are adults (and
teachers) who don't have good research skills, so why should we assume that
students have them automatically simply because they've grown up with the
Internet?
Heck, I remember that when my father taught me about the microfilm readers
at the public library, it opened up a whole new world for me!
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:58 AM, SUZANNE J FELDBERG <sulata@mac.com> wrote:
> In response to David's comments on navigating databases...I beg to differ.
> Learning to navigate and make proper use of online databases and digital
> information is where school librarians should be stepping in. If librarians
> in your school aren't teaching these skills I would find out why. A school
> librarian is trained to teach how to disseminate information be it online or
> on paper. They also should be teaching (in this context) about plagiarism,
> the difference between a website and a database, and how to conduct a
> successful search for information.
>
> I realize that it is tough for teachers to give up time to librarians to
> work with students on these goals, but as we all know, collaboration is key
> to our student's success.
>
> Suzanne Feldberg
> Upper School Librarian
> Albuquerque Academy
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