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From: sn07942@llwnet.ll.pbs.org (Harborfields HS)
Subject: Re: CD ROM INFO.
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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 16:57:45 GMT
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Winona Middle School (0681wms@TIES.K12.MN.US) wrote:
: My middle school kids love TOM Jr. too.   I'd also recommend it for upper
: elementary.

: Mary Alice Andeson

I think the most useful of the magazine data bases is Readers Guide
Abstracts.  To begin with, it operates with a collection of magazines you
most likely already subscribe to. Secondly, the abstracts are excellently
written.  The most probable problem is kids quoting the abstracts instead of
the original articles.  It is searchable on various levels of difficulty,
including a full, on-line search style mode.  And, if you have a modem, you
can update your search  without paying more than the phone charges.

I know this sounds like a commerical, but it's the best thing we have in
CD-ROM.  And there's more, but I'll keep this short.