Encarta

[Cheryl Bybee <cbybee@TENET.EDU>]

I have Encarta and must say that the student's love it.  My personal
complaint is that it runs a bit slow, but the sound and motion is
astounding...high quality and quite accessible to the students.  I know
that I have often offered faster encyclopedia cd-roms to them and they
prefer Encarta.  I doubt I would pay the advertised price of  $395, but I
have seen it available at much cheaper prices.  We really like it here.
To answer one of Judy's questions--yes, I think the value of having the
sound and motion does make a difference between the print and the
electronic versions.  This is not sloppily done on Encarta.

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Cheryl Bybee, Librarian/Learning Resources Specialist
Katherine Stinson Middle School
13200 Skyhawk Drive
San Antonio, TX 78249
(210)561-3615      cbybee@tenet.edu
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