Who Are School Media<br >Specialists?<br >Wh<， .re scl~c，<，l lncdia specialibts? Whac are sctlool media centers?<br >Scl~I media specialists may themselves supply a ready answer<br >[~ut what ，)i other people， such as teachers， administrators， sru<br >dents， parents， and ~axpavcrs? Can tlley accurately define the role<br ><，f" school incdia specialists and the ~Cuuction of" sch~，o] media<br >C~.:ll [CIS ~<br > T]~c rcspo]~scs ~)t tcacl~ers， admiiiistrators， stu~lents， or parents<br >t~) these qucsti~)ns will und~ubtedlv wiry as a result of their pcr-<br >~{)nal cxpcricncc~， kn~wlcdgc， cxp(>suvc， and iHi orH)ati~H). "l hcir<br >rcsp~mscs will bc dir~:ctlv based upon their pers<mal observations<br >~i" the sch~c，1 Inedia .~pccialist encountered in their scho~)l and. in<br >aclditioll. Llp()ll scc~)~ct hand inl"urmatio~l it[)()Llt tllc mcctia center<br >Ycccivcd from th{)se who express ~)pinions about: it. Fur example.<br >Iml~lv. individuals perceive the mcctia specialist s role as (me of<br >pv，，xiclinM assistance and various educational resources: otllcrs >co<br >the incclm specialist 1~，)t as an inf ~rior to the teaching faculty ofa<br >sc]~，)ol， but rather as a c()lleaguc in planning curricula and teaching<br >strategies. The 1ucdia spcci.list may be cnvisi~mcd as a superior<br >[)cing wit]l special expertise beyond that normally expected ot:<br >i~clividual~ in the education prot cssiol]， others may view the<br >IHccli. specialist .:~ a powcr~ ul being wh~) must be c~ ~refullv and<br >{~msidcv~tch. appro~lchcd in order to receive essential help， f{~vors，<br >:~ud lnstic insights.<br >