Hulten, Alicia
Throgmorton, K. (2017). Open Educational Resources: Redefining the
role of school librarians. American Libraries, 48(9/10), 16-17.
As more school’s use OER’s librarians role is becoming more of a
digital content curator. The role of a librarian fits well with curating OER’s:
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Librarians have curation skills that can be applied to online resources.
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Librarians can find, evaluate, and curate information in a way
that is helpful to others.
Librarians have a unique point of view with regards to the school
library:
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They work with students across all grade levels. Because of this,
they can easily disseminate information to everyone.
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They foster equity between students, and ensure that classroom
materials reflect diverse perspectives, free from bias.
Teaching curation:
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Librarians play an important role in teaching kids how to be
curators of their own information
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They also teach children to be critical thinkers
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There is an overwhelming of content out there, and librarians can
serve both students and teachers by helping them make sense of it all.
Opinion: The world of OER’s has only recently been opened up to
me. I am still learning about these educational materials in the public domain.
I find this type of “interactive bibliography” a fascinating source of
information for students and teachers. If curated well, it can be a one-stop
shop for a students’ information needs. For example, in 6th grade in my
district, students learn about Ancient Egypt. A librarian could curate a
Libguide which links to several OER’s about the pyramids, King Tut, the
embalming ritual, the science of mummies, local museums, etc. complete with
text and videos. I think librarians are the ideal curators of OER’s because
they are experts at finding, evaluating, and curating information in a way that
is helpful to others, as the author suggests.
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