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Back in the day, it was a librarian’s job to Acquire, Collect, Organize, Retrieve, and Disseminate (ACORD) information. Now, traditional library administration responsibilities, like cataloging, are more important than ever in the digital landscape.  Acquisitions and materials selection decisions are far more complex than they used to be. Format change occurs so fast that many libraries stopped circulating certain media types altogether – audio, for instance. In Emerging Tech’s August webinar, presenter Michelle Luhtala challenges library administration as we’ve known it. She questions what tasks are still important and explains that some must be relinquished.  She covered topics including Dewey, inventory, cataloging, materials selection, and acquisitions. This webinar is presented by Michelle Luhtala, the Head Librarian at New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Connecticut.  She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award, the 2010 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY), and the Connecticut Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award.

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Emerging Tech is a professional learning community (PLC) where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs.  The community hosts free monthly webinars and live chats. Online discussions provide an easy way to continue the conversation and share ideas and experiences with peers across the country, and around the world.  You’ll have an opportunity to collaborate with other librarians as you learn about and explore the many uses of technology in school libraries.

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Quotes from the session:

“Fabulous webinar Michelle!!! You pack so much in an hour!!!!”

“Michelle this was great–our administrators should see this!!!!”

“Got some good information – thank you.”

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