What Happens when Media Positions Are Cut?

Autor/in	Anderson, Mary Alice
Titel	What Happens when Media Positions Are Cut?
Quelle	In: Library Media Connection, 29 (2011) 6, S.16-18 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1542-4715
Schlagwörter	Technical Support; School Libraries; Media Specialists; Academic Achievement; Librarians; Information Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School library; Schulbibliothek; Mediengestalter; Schulleistung; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Informationstechnologie
Abstract	Cuts abound despite an infusion of technology, restructured media programs, and research connecting media specialists to improved student achievement. Verbal and written support about the value of a library or media specialist has not translated into monetary support at a time of universal funding problems. All grade levels and district sizes are affected; cuts are widespread, no longer most likely to occur in elementary schools and rural, small, or poor districts. Where positions are eliminated, media centers are staffed by unlicensed support staff, technical support, or volunteers. Reading and technology specialists step in to fill the gap. A busy administrator with no school library media background provides supervision, if there is any. Support staff positions are also affected. This article discusses what happens when media positions are cut. Stories shared in this article are personal, anecdotal, and often painful. They represent the perspectives of media specialists from several states who generously shared their stories. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10