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Teaching Librarian 30 Ontario School Library Association to the school board and congratulated the trustees for their partic- ipation in such a note-worthy event. n On a personal note, I was deeply honoured to be the recipi- ent of the 2000-2001 Catholic School System Achievement Award for "overall efforts and dedication to the school system and excel- lence in performance of duties". n With the high influence of technology in my library work, I've been a member of both OSLA and OLITA. I served on OLITA coun- cil from 1998 to 2002, and was honoured to serve as 2001 President. TL: Can you share your favourite reads or recreational pastimes? DB: For pure pleasure reading I love to curl up with the ongoing murder mystery pulp fiction series by Sue Grafton (A is for Alibi, etc) and have giggled my way through the bounty hunter series by Janet Evanovich (One for the Money, etc). On a more serious reading level, I have really enjoyed exploring the concepts in A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking… and, of course, I never miss an issue of MacAddict - a great monthly magazine for Macintosh users. My secret other life is that I'm a woodworker - I spend five hours making sawdust every Saturday in the industrial woodshop at the local community college. My current project is a wall of furniture - 17 feet of floor-to-ceiling red oak built-in dressers, wardrobes and cabinets in my master bedroom. My family knows that my Christmas wish list includes carbide bits and power tools! TL: What do you see in the future for school libraries in Ontario? DB: In this time of googling and instant chat, I look to the school library to be the promoter of using authenticated, validated sources of information - promoting solid research skills in an era of quick fixes. I'm tired of seeing poor quality, third-hand myths pre- sented as factual Web sites. School libraries need to be the filter in this flood of information, showing students how to spot the truly good catches. There is also a role for us to educate those with pur- chasing power to the fact that the library budget needs to accom- modate the cost of quality online resources. The good stuff is not "for free on the 'net!" I have high hopes for the Ontario Digital Library initiative to add additional layers of quality resources to our school libraries and to provide equitable access for all students across the province. There is also a real need to encourage the ethical use of informa- tion resources, from teaching the do's and don'ts of plagiarism to respecting copyright. The technology makes it so easy to grab what you want and many adults are poor role models for our stu- dents. Grey market satellite TV decoders, music downloading, and software duplication are all everyday examples of how we noncha- lantly flaunt the same rules we tell the students to follow! School libraries have a clear and needed future in teaching a blend of the information and communication technology skills with the long- standing information studies and research skills. z ICT @ your library®