tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325789614897723018.post7694039695398015174..comments2017-07-10T03:33:11.955-07:00Comments on Archipelago: School Librarian or Teacher LibrarianAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525174545940100216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325789614897723018.post-2979777403805410282010-02-04T13:27:17.122-08:002010-02-04T13:27:17.122-08:00I agree. I think we are attached to the word Libra...I agree. I think we are attached to the word Librarian in such a positive way, but perhaps some of our public school counterparts need the word teacher in there to satisfy their classification as professionals in the system or bureaucracy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525174545940100216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325789614897723018.post-19015853099856131982010-02-04T10:36:30.887-08:002010-02-04T10:36:30.887-08:00Elisabeth -- Didn't want to comment directly o...Elisabeth -- Didn't want to comment directly on Cathy's blog, but here's my two cents: Is it possibly as simplistic as, all public schools require a teaching credential as well as a school library media credential, while most private schools (at least in my experience here in Southern California) require only an MLIS but not a teaching credential? Could explain why public school librarians strongly identify as teachers -- because they are -- while private school librarians might identify first as librarians. Not that we don't teach, because obviously that's a huge part of our job, but....Jennifer Lutzkynoreply@blogger.com