6: Collaboration
Collaborate with other Libraries Other Information:
Librarians are often called upon to serve leadership roles in the user groups associated with the South Dakota Library Network
(SDLN). These are important collaborations to ensure that we benefit from the experiences of others using the statewide shared
library network and provide input for the network’s future. The library is interested in working with school library media
specialists in the Sioux Falls School District on the high school to college transition and also on integrating information
literacy into the pre-service teacher education curriculum. We hope to formalize the pilot program of information literacy
that the Reference Librarian has established with all AP English classes in Sioux Falls. As the Sioux Falls School District
works to implement the voluntary standards for school libraries approved by the South Dakota Board of Education, the Augustana
librarians will work with the district’s Coordinator of Technology and Library Services to support the strengthening of the
school library media programs in Sioux Falls. The librarians will also work closely with the Education Department to support
the development of teachers who understand the importance of information literacy in the K-12 classroom and are prepared to
collaborate with school library media specialists. We have long advocated for a statewide borrower’s card in South Dakota
in return for an annual funding subsidy from the state to the South Dakota Library Network. This will require a general consensus
among major libraries as well as the backing of the State Library.
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