ERIC Number: EJ998157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-9046
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Help Is Here! Building PLNs across Local, State, and National Professional Organizations
Yates, Steven D.
Knowledge Quest, v41 n2 p14-17 Nov-Dec 2012
In this article, the author shares a story that one would tell his/her colleagues at a district professional-development meeting in his/her efforts to inspire them to move from good to great. He considers the careers of three school librarians in one school district--Amy, Brady, and Cindy--who ended up becoming strong, resourceful leaders for their school librarian colleagues and inspiring the creation of new personal learning networks (PLNs) that reached worldwide. There are many personal-enrichment resources are at one's fingertips with the help of AASL and ALA. The author suggests that librarians should remember to remind their district-level colleagues in whatever ways they can about the importance of building their own personal learning networks.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Social Networks, Information Networks, Social Support Groups, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Organizational Change, Phenomenology, Library Associations, Library Administration, Library Development, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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