The self-perceived status of school librarians

Ritchie, Cristina Sacco

doi:10.1177/0961000610390994

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“…Clerical support (Knuth, 1995) Solo worker (Ritchie, 2011;Tilke, 2002;Turner, 2005) Dual-certification commonly required (Thomas & Perritt, 2003) No specialist training (Ritchie, 2011, p.101) services" (The Scottish Government, 2004, np) and the implementation of Scottish Government policies in education . Education accounts for over half of the annual expenditure of local authorities, and is the most expensive service provided by authorities, paid for by a combination of Council Tax, taxes on business premises, and an annual grant from the Scottish Government (The Scottish Government, 2004).…”

Section: Us Model Of School Libraries Scottish and Uk Model Of School Lmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…School librarians in most states in the US hold dual-certification as a teacher and a librarian (Thomas & Perritt, 2003). School librarians in Scotland typically hold professional qualifications solely as a librarian (Ritchie, 2011), and school librarians in the UK outside of Scotland are often qualified neither as a teacher nor a librarian (Tilke, 2002).…”

Section: Pay and Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is this body of research that warrants referring to the US model of school librarianship as more successful. 1 The British model, in contrast, typically describes school librarians who work alone with no clerical support and no additional training beyond a standard library qualification, although many school library staff across the UK lack any professional qualifications (Knuth, 1995;Knuth, 1997;Ritchie, 2009;Ritchie, 2011;Tilke, 2002;Turner, 2005;Williams, Coles, & Wavell, 2002). UK professional associations representing school librarians are seen as weak and passive, speaking with conflicting voices (Knuth, 1995;Owen, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Leading for Learning: A Model for Best Practice in School Libraries

Judge¹,

McMenemy²

2014

Management and Leadership Innovations

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This chapter introduces a model for school libraries in Scotland, based on best practices as identified in the literature, and on five case studies undertaken in schools, two in the United States and three in Scotland. The research design was qualitative, and used grounded theory and multiple case study methods. The model represents an ideal set of circumstances for school libraries in Scotland, highlighting the interconnected web of influences that affect the success of a school library in meeting professional standards. These influences primarily fall in three areas: the school librarian, the school environment, and the professional support available to the librarian. The school librarian is the primary leader of the school library programme, but factors in these other two areas can provide opportunities and barriers that can help or hinder the success of the library service. For instance, the findings suggest that school-based factors such as curriculum, scheduling, technology facilities, and staffing can have significant influence over the access the librarian has to teachers and students. Our model includes all three areas in describing a set of circumstances that would allow a school library programme to thrive and meet the highest professional standards.

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Section: Us Model Of School Libraries Scottish and Uk Model Of School Lmentioning

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Section: Pay and Statusmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Leading for Learning: A Model for Best Practice in School Libraries

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McMenemy²

2014

Management and Leadership Innovations

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“…It was accused of being "London-centric", and not focused enough on school librarians, with the views being adequately summarized by one interviewee who stated "Basically, they've never really supported -they've never had enough clout -they've never shown enough teeth in the area of salaries and they always said salaries were nothing to do with them that was down to the unions….they've never been determined enough to make things happen and I think that is why they don't have the statutory school requirements -that could have happened thirty years ago." Criticisms of CILIP are also evident in the survey of school librarians by Ritchie (2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In similar vein, Ritchie (2010) has reported a survey of UK school librarian's self-perception of their status, and concluded that there is a need for research into the relationship between head teachers, school management teams, and school librarians, as management had the largest effect on the librarians' selfperceived status.…”

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Secondary school librarians as heads of department in UK schools

Brackenbury

Willett

2011

Library Management

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Purpose. To study the attitudes of UK head-teachers and of librarians to the view that secondary school librarians should have the status of a head-of-department (HOD).Design/methodology/approach. Questionnaires sent to 77 secondary schools in Cheshire, UK had response rates of 58% from the librarians and of 49% from the head-teachers, with follow-up interviews being conducted with 15 of the librarians.Findings. Most librarians were employed as support staff, although many of them were doing a HOD's job; even when a librarian had this title, they did not often receive the recognition appropriate to such a role. Librarians were more likely to have HOD status in the independent schools sector than in the state-maintained sector, and there was some evidence that head-teachers and librarians have different views as to what a librarian's responsibilities should be.Originality/value. There has been no previous study of this topic in the UK

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Identifying the prevailing images in library and information science profession: is the landscape changing?

Vassilakaki

Moniarou-Papaconstantinou

2014

New Library World

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Purpose – This paper aims to provide a systematic review on library and information science (LIS) profession’s image and stereotypes from 1999 to 2013. In particular, it aims to identify and analyze the prevailing images of librarians in various contexts and explore possible changes occurring over time. Design/methodology/approach – The method of systematic review is adopted to identify the prevailing images in LIS profession. Specifically, 60 papers were selected and five main themes emerged such as “public’s perceptions”, “librarians’ perceptions”, “students’ perceptions”, “mass media” and “image as an issue” after a thorough analysis of papers’ aim. Findings – It was found that librarians were negatively perceived by both the wider public and the students. In terms of mass media, the image of “the old maid” was dominant, whereas newspapers focused on the male librarian who was perceived as glamorous. Positive stereotypes were also found in children books. On the whole, librarian’s image and relevant stereotypes have not changed considerably over time. Research limitations/implications – This literature review considered only papers published between 2000 and 2013 and only in English mainly due to language restrictions. Originality/value – This review identifies, critically analyzes and discusses the literature on the prevailing images and stereotypes associated with LIS profession in the past 13 years. In addition, it attempts to identify and discuss any changes that occurred in this time frame.

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The self-perceived status of school librarians

Cited by 12 publications

References 16 publications

Leading for Learning: A Model for Best Practice in School Libraries

Leading for Learning: A Model for Best Practice in School Libraries

Secondary school librarians as heads of department in UK schools

Identifying the prevailing images in library and information science profession: is the landscape changing?

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