The technology plan recognizes the increased use of computers for research, which will require librarians and classroom teachers to collaborate in the teaching of how to use electronic databases as resources and how to judge the authority and usefulness of these sources. Librarians are not opposed to teaching students with a purpose in mind when reading and information skills are involved. Librarians are expected to promote books, media and electronic resources. If librarians are expected to give teachers release time or to teach non-library skills, the students will figure out quickly if the classroom teachers are collaborating significantly with the librarians. If the students figure out such collaboration is not occurring, the students may view the librarians are substitutes.
Many students already view substitutes as babysitters.
Some middle school and high school libraries do not have a library clerk. Due to low pay, there's a number of library assistants and clerks who need continual supervision. The district no longer allows job-sharing due to problems which arose in the past. If a librarian goes to the classroom to teach math or grammar, this will constitute a type of job sharing.