TARGET--> Library Materials Cost Increases

[Peter Milbury <pmilbur@EIS.CALSTATE.EDU>]

   TARGET-->  Library Materials Cost Increases

   Please respond to me at:  pmilbur@ctp.org

Dear LM_NET Colleagues,

   Our Chico Unified committee of school librarians is preparing to make
a report to our school board, on the status of school library programs in
the district.  We are trying to update some figures that were presented
in our report made to them six years ago.

   In 1988 Emergency Librarian reported some comparison cost figures for
library materials.  These figures were gathered by Kent Halstead, of the
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (Department of Education.)
Items were compared for their increase in costs from 1975, through 1980
and 1985.  Items covered were: hardcover books for elementary and
secondary, mass market paperback books for elementary and secondary, plus
audiovusual materials (16mm film, sound filmstrips, microfilm.)

   Question:  Does anyone have an update of these figures? Please report
to me personally, at this address:  pmilbur@ctp.org

   I will post the results to the group, as a HIT-->

Thank you for your help,

Peter
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Peter G. Milbury        Library Media Teacher / Mentor Teacher
Co-owner of LM_NET:  The School Library Media Discussion Group
pmilbur@eis.calstate.edu       ~       Voice/Fax: 916-891-3060
Pleasant Valley High School, 1475 East Avenue, Chico, CA 95926
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