Stephanie Rosalia is a librarian in Brighton Beach, an immigrant community. She is featured in a New York Times video, where she discusses her view on the 21st century information world. She states that "where i was in the information desert, they're in the information ocean, and they're drowning." How true is that? If a student were to search Christopher Columbus on Google, there would be millions of returns. How is a student supposed to know where to start? They need to be taught how to navigate the internet, search for the information that they are looking for, and determine whether a source is valid or not.
Librarians used to be in schools only to help students find books and encourage literacy. Now they are much more than that.
"I connect kids with books, and also with information."
It is Rosalia's job to help her students navigate this world of information. That may be through the books they read, the videos they watch, the audiotapes that they listen to, or the internet that they are searching. The possiblities are endless now, and there is more of a need now than ever for someone to step in a teach children how to navigate.
link to video: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/02/15/arts/1194837851726/the-21st-century-librarian.html?ref=education
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