It’s not something that can be put solely on the shoulders of the librarian to go and do it themselves. It requires a school leadership to actually create an alignment of vision with the library, the whole school vision, and to create a culture where that is nurtured and grown as a unified entity. So the school leadership really has to step up to the mark and say well actually we want to invest in our students, we’ve put investment in our building, we’ve put investment and resources in staffing, let’s really maximise that investment and join it up.

Schools are investing heavily in educational technology, however they’re often lacking a comprehensive plan for workflows that enable fluent movement and sharing of digital information. Further, in the new age of connectivity and social networking, new digital workflows can expand our horizons for how we learn and who we learn with.