San José State University School of Information assistant professor Dr. Mary Ann Harlan was the invited keynote speaker for the California School Library Association Southern Region’s Fall 2016 Workshop. In “Navigating the Future Now,” Harlan discussed the positive characteristics of librarians functioning as educators.

1. Dr. Mary Ann Harlan
Assistant Professor, Teacher Librarian Program Coordinator
San José State University School of Information
ischool.sjsu.edu
NAVIGATING THE FUTURE (NOW!)
CSLA Southern Region Fall 2016 Workshop

2. THE PROBLEM WITH LANGUAGE
“School libraries improve student
achievement”

4. INFORMATION MENTORS
• Information literacy is using information to learn
learning (learning how to learn)
• Information as core
• Literacy as capacity for practice in context
• Information + relevance = passion based
learning

5. INFORMATION MENTORS
• Critical users of Information
• democratic ideals of informed citizenry
• Information literacy is not neutral
• What does this mean?

6. INFORMATION LITERACY ≠ NEUTRAL
• Books and other library resources should be
provided for the interest, information, and
enlightenment of all people of the community the
library serves. Materials should not be excluded
because of the origin, background, or views of
those contributing to their creation.

7. INFORMATION MENTORS: WITHOUT THE ROOM
• Recognizing and Breaking Down Context Walls
• Mobile Access
• The myth and actuality of 24/7

8. Learner
Skills
InterestResources

9. READING GURUS

10. YOUTH CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND PRODUCTION
• Youth Allies
• Access for Production and Sharing

11. NETWORKER

12. LIBRARIES

13. MAKERSPACES

14. LEARNING COMMONS