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In this period of radical change in the field of information technology there is evidence of confusion about the role of school library media specialists in the implementation, and the administration of emerging information technologies in Wisconsin public schools.

This study sought to answer the question what is the function of the school library media specialist (SLMS) in Wisconsin public schools?

In-depth interview methodology was used to discover responsibility expectations for workers in the area of information and instructional technologies. Among the sub-questions to be answered through the use of interview methodology were (a) what services/ roles are expected exclusively of media specialists, (b) what services/ role were expected to be shared with other personnel? There was reason to suppose that role expectations for SLMS can vary by the instructional level at which they serve. Thus, school library media specialists, at the (a) elementary, (b) middle school, and (c) high school levels were interviewed.

Eight school library media specialists in two medium-sized school districts in south eastern and south central Wisconsin participated in the interviews. Among other things, the interviews revealed that school library media specialists at the elementary level preferred the role of Teacher as defined by Information Power (1998). At the secondary level, school library media specialists were found to prefer the role of Information Specialist as defined by Information Power (1998).