Librarian Philosopher

In Austin, Texas the Texas Library Association sponsored a 12 hour workshop spread over just 24 hours (we worked hard and fast) Monday, and Tuesday, December 3rd and 4th.
The workshop was called:
 
Many things were presented, learned, and proposed. I may write about some later, but now I want to concentrate on one concept presented by [...]

A School Librarian has to know a lot of things. She needs to know the literature that meets her students’ needs. She needs to know the curriculum that the classroom teachers teach her students. She needs to know the research that identifies best practices for her profession. She needs to know the district policies that [...]

The School Library Journal’s 3rd annual Leadership Summit was held in Phoenix, Arizona, Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) was started in the health profession. This conference talked about applying the principles to School Libraries. In my words, seems to be School Librarians using available research to determine their practices of service [...]

How should a group of Librarians go about determining how to spend money for technology?
Assume a Bond has passed and approximately $100,000 was available for Elementary Libraries, $200,000 was available for Middle School Libraries, and $300,000 was available for High School Libraries.
What process could be used to gather input from all stakeholders?
This information gathering would [...]