“Most people outside our profession, when asked about the school librarian’s role, would mention books and encouraging reading for pleasure. However, in reality we all know that this is only a part of our job and that the development of good information literacy and research skills is just as important. The fact that fewer people understand this means that we often have to work much harder to get our expertise on this subject recognised.”

Sally Dring writes about the role of the school librarian on the Great School Libraries blog:

Library Insights: Delivering information literacy skills: a work in progress