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 * “Collaboration is still new and somewhat intimidating” (McGregor, 199).


 * Peterson defines collaboration simply as: “People working together” (1999, 134).”By collaborating, teachers and teacher librarians provide learning experiences that respond to learning needs, provide resources at point of need, give teachers a working partner, and promote academic achievement (McGregor, 201).


 * The teacher librarian works with others to create a vision of educational change, and thus the teacher librarian’s vision of the school becomes a piece of a larger vision, which changes and expands as time goes on (McGregor, 207).


 * “Teachers are more likely to respond positively to innovations if they can gain personal benefits” (McGregor, 209)


 * Learning to collaborate does not happen instantly; it takes practice (McGregor, 211).


 * A crucial procedure for all teacher librarians is to document evidence of learning (McGregor, 216).


 * Give the teacher credit for the success of the project (McGregor, 217).


 * Collegiality denotes the ability of staff members to work with one another without getting mired in personal politics (Zmuda, 30). The collegiality will be crucial in the development of a collaborative relationship.


 * Librarians need to move away from bad business practices to good business practices (Zmuda, 40-41)

McGregor, J. Collaboration and Leadership. In Stripling, B. K. and Hughes-Hassell, S. (eds.), //Curriculum Connections through the Library//. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 119-219. (pdf)

Zmuda, A., and V. H. Harada. The Learning Specialist: Clarifying the Role of Library Media Specialists. In //Librarians as Learning Specialists: Meeting the Learning Imperative for the 21st Century//, 2008. 23 – 43.