Dickinson

=Gail Dickinson=

Gail Dickinson is an author, an Associate Professor at Old Dominion University and is the editorial director of Library Media Connection magazine. She shares her views on libraries, librarians, technology advancements and reading encouragement through her fun and quirky [|blogs]. I have listed a few comments she posted on her blog:

"//We need information and models to learn from. Otherwise, the school library of the future will go the way of the landline phone, a nostalgic reminder of the way life used to be//."

"//Living virtually, in some parts, means being in control//."

"//I want the way that we attend and interact to be what our profession says that school libraries look like, sound like, and are like. Enough of dead presentations. Let’s allow vendors, presentors, and attendees to come alive in a virtual learning commons//."

On her thoughts of limited book check outs or having segments of the day to visit the library: "//The only things in life that are limited are the ones that are bad for you. We need to stop treated books as if they were breaded deep-fried Twinkies. Eat your vegetables! Read!"//

I enjoyed reading Gail's thoughts on technology, the good, the bad and the ugly. Her writing was very engaging and helped me prepare for what to expect once I'm in the library scene. She mentions the fact that librarians are often overlooked so instead of standing back and whining about it, we need to step up and help students learn, regardless of how librarians are perceived. [Lori Grogean]