1. THE MANY ROLES OF
THE LIBRARIAN
IN
VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
Debra A. Murphy, M.A., M.L.I.S., M.Ed.
Essex Agricultural and Technical High School
2. My Experience
• Flexibility is key
• Always think outside the box
• Our patrons are not always traditional library
users and can be resistant
• They hold many pre-conceived ideas about the
library
• Students
• Teachers
3. Create your own Identity by…
• Defining your patron population and their needs
• Students
• Teachers
4. Look at:
• Circulation Statistics
• Class Use
• Before and after school use…
5. Look at:
• Do you have study periods…
• Extended hours…
• Computer Labs
• Regular Faculty Planning Time
6. Identifying Needs
Students:
• Homework
• Reading
• Technology
• Public Library/gathering place
11. Face – to - Face
Your greatest tool is face to face
communication with students
12. Build Relationships
• Don’t wait for them to ask
• Provide a neutral environment
• Engage with them
• One negative interaction and you’ve lost them
13. Extended hours
• Open the doors
• Extending hours is the greatest tool
18. Collection Development –
Recommendation
Workshop – The Best New Young Adult
Books present by
Tools for Teaching and Learning offered
each fall
www.ttlseminars.com
29. Transliteracy Expert
Transliteracy is the ability to read, write and interact
across a range of platforms, tools and media from
signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio
and film, to digital social networks.
Sue Thomas (Production and Research in Transliteracy, now
www.transliteracy.com
