Hear hear...

"I want a poor student to have the same means of indulging his learned curiosity, of following his rational pursuits, of consulting the same authorities, of fathoming the most intricate inquiry as the richest man in the kingdom, as far as books go, and I contend that the Government is bound to give him the most liberal and unlimited assistance in this respect" (Panizzi)

Quote of the day, April 20, 2011

"First and foremost, the librarian 2.0 should understand the users at a deep level - not just as pointers and clickers - but also as end-users in terms of their goals and aspirations, workflows, and social and content needs."
- (Abram, 2009, p20)

This says to me that we always need to keep what we do as teacher librarians in context. And we always need to make that context about the students and their (lifelong) learning needs.

Reference:
Abram, S. (2009). The emerging Gen M ecology: What will their world look like? Chapter 12 in Teaching Generation M: A Handbook for librarians and educators, ed. Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic and Robert J. Lackie. London: Neal-Schuman Publishers.