The role of the teacher-librarian has been increasingly clarified by national and provincial school library associations. Successful teacher-librarian. that is. those teacher-librarian who have a positive effect on student achievement and who enjoy the respect of teachers and administrators. collaborate with classroom colleagues to integrate information literacy processes and strategies into instructional programs. These teacher-librarians are viewed as equal teaching partners and teacher leaders. providing a value-added function in the school. Role Clarification Recently, however, reduced govern ment spending for public education, restrictive union/management labour contracts and drives for access to better technology as the sole purveyor of infor mation, have resulted in less support for school libraries and teacher-librarians. in use of teacher-librarians to satisfy contractual obligations for teacher release time, and in marginalization of libraries and teacher-librarians as somewhat anachronistic symbols of books an
