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 * Teacher-Librarian Induction**

=** Information Specialist **= As an **information specialist**, the teacher-librarian is responsible for: = =  Connections Document, //Ministry of Education//, 2008
 * Locating, acquiring, evaluating, using, and sharing information in all its forms for a variety of purposes.
 * Modelling processes for locating, acquiring, evaluating, using, and sharing information for the benefit of others in the school community.
 * Collaborating with teachers and other professionals to select resources for inclusion in the school library and to weed the collection so it reflects the school’s educational needs and the criteria in the school division’s selection policy.
 * Serving as the school’s main contact in the division’s information technology department.
 * Ensuring, in collaboration with the school division technology specialist, that the technological infrastructure used to access and share information is operating effectively.
 * Staying abreast of current and emerging technologies that can be used to access, deliver, and share information; assessing the appropriateness of those technologies for the school library; and make recommendations regarding their acquisition.

> > Information Literacy > ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards> > AASL's Standards for the 21st Century Learner> Inquiry Learning > > Digital Citizenship > Digital Citizenship (Mike Ribble) > Creative Commons > > > Dr. Michael Geist - Fair Dealing > Citation > BibMe > > Web-Based Applications > - Wikis > - Blogs > Web Development > - Online Tools and Applications > Multimedia > - Video > - Photos > - Images > - Music > > ILA NetSafe Bookmarks > Media Awareness > Search Tools > - Google Advanced Search > - Wolfram > - Other Search Engines > - Google Image Search > Ministry's Online Databases> > Evaluation of Web Sites > - Web Site Evaluation Wizard > Pathfinders > - Only2Clicks
 * 1) **Teacher-Librarian As An Information Specialist**
 * 1) **Digital Citizenship**
 * 1) **Open Source and Content**
 * 1) **Information Literacy**

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