Re: Book covers

[Diane Durbin <dianed@TENET.EDU>]

Our English department regards it as a reference source just like any
of the Salem Press volumes.  However, some English teachers think it
makes the research too easy for kids.  Why should research have to be hard?



On Tue, 5 Apr 1994, Bill Adkins wrote:

> We used to laminate our book covers for several years.  It worked well,
> but certain problems caused us to go back to the book covers.  The main
> one was that if the laminated cover was vandalized, damaged or abraided
> you were stuck with it.  When a plastic book jacket cover is used, after a
> few years, you can replace it and have a book that looks like new.  For
> example, our pottery books need new covers every other year as clay dust
> is extremely abrasive.
>
> Bill Adkins                             badkins@minet.gov.mb.ca
> Oak Park High School
> Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
>