2ª sessão - Leituras facultativas

Library media specialists have big roles to fulfill as program administrators, information specialists, teachers, and instructional partners. But what about the more mundane tasks accomplished every day? These small things do make a big difference. In his book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, author Malcolm Gladwell details these routine behaviors that reap big rewards (2000). Gladwell identifies three types of people who can make a difference: mavens, connectors, and salesmen. He explains, "Mavens are data banks. They provide the message... Connectors are social glue: they spread it...." "Salesmen," he continues, they are the ones "with the skills to persuade us when we are unconvinced of what we are hearing..." (2000). When I read this, I immediately thought of individuals who fit into these three categories. But I wondered, "How do these analogies apply to library media specialists?" Eventually, I realized these categories identify the habits of exemplary library media specialists and make a big difference in the success of their practice. (...)

Impact as a 21st-Century Library Media Specialist
by Peggy Milam Creighton