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  Librarians as equal partnets

  Librarians who work in colleges and universities should have faculty status. Faculty status insures that librarians ' salaries equal that of other college professionals. It helps bring recognition to the teaching librarians do, in information literacy classes and in reference interactions. When librarians are treated as faculty peers, they attend the same meetings and events and sit on the same committees as teaching ...more »

  Librarians who work in colleges and universities should have faculty status. Faculty status insures that librarians ' salaries equal that of other college professionals. It helps bring recognition to the teaching librarians do, in information literacy classes and in reference interactions. When librarians are treated as faculty peers, they attend the same meetings and events and sit on the same committees as teaching faculty. These collegial activities help maintain communication between librarians and teaching faculty. Librarians also have opportunities to present at the same regional and national conferences that teaching faculty attend, thus improving the visibility of librarians and what they have to offer.

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  Submitted by angelatalk2000 2 years ago

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  Community Colleges and their Libraries as equalizers

  J.A. Langston (British Author) once wrote: "The only true equalisers in the world are books; the only treasure-house open to all comers is a library; the only wealth which will not decay is knowledge; the only jewel which you can carry beyond the grave is wisdom. As community colleges are becoming the great equalizers of American Society, so, too, are the libraries that exist at the core of the higher educational institutions. ...more »

  J.A. Langston (British Author) once wrote: "The only true equalisers in the world are books; the only treasure-house open to all comers is a library; the only wealth which will not decay is knowledge; the only jewel which you can carry beyond the grave is wisdom.

  As community colleges are becoming the great equalizers of American Society, so, too, are the libraries that exist at the core of the higher educational institutions.

  Librarians of community colleges must be represented at the Community College White House Summit. To exclude librarians from discussions about higher education would be equal to excluding Plato from a study of philosophy.

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  Submitted by mjkruymls 2 years ago

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  Invite Librarians to Participate in the Summit

  Librarians are key partners in educating community college students. They see students as they struggle to complete their coursework and when they are flying through it - in all circumstances helping the students connect to information resources but also other college services that support student success. Librarians stand ready to help create even better community colleges in order to see all students succeed - invite ...more »

  Librarians are key partners in educating community college students. They see students as they struggle to complete their coursework and when they are flying through it - in all circumstances helping the students connect to information resources but also other college services that support student success. Librarians stand ready to help create even better community colleges in order to see all students succeed - invite them to the table for this summit!

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  Submitted by lisalibrarian 2 years ago

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