I read through this material in plenty of time as I was allocated the role, along with others, of leading the forum discussion. The ASLA standards were exacting but I had no hesitation in tocking off each one as I thought of Lyn, our librarian and her role. I posted comments on the forum about the expectation that teacher librarians would monitor teaching practice. Ross Todd points out that such evidence-based research is becoming mandatory – an opinion echoed by other forum contributors. Lyn and I discussed this and agreed that this role must still remain with the Head Teachers and Deputy Principal but that teacher librarians are able to monitor in an informal way and support by suggesting and demonstrating different approaches and resources.
There is the suggestion that with technology, any room can become the resource centre for the school. However, Lyn Hay discovered that students, at least, still view the library as "a dynamic and unique place", compared to classrooms, computer labs and other specialist rooms.
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