Doing away with our library, and putting in computers...

[Charlie Gormley <cgormley@URIACC.URI.EDU>]

>Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 17:13:10 -0500
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>From: mbeckelh@access.k12.wv.us (Malinda Tennant)
>Subject: Doing away with our library, and putting in computers...
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>Moderator's Note: Any thought for Malinda about this development?
>Personally, I'm in shock! Nothing can replace a good library/media center
>with BOTH books and electronic access to information (CD-ROMS, Internet,
>etc.) ... Please send any responses directly to Malinda at
>mbeckelh@access.k12.wv.us. -- Tim Mc.
>
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>
>Her message:
>
>>I'm posting this for a fellow librarian who doesn't have e-mail.  Please
>>send replies to
> me at this address ONLY:  mbeckelh@access.k12.wv.us
>
> My principal has approached me about doing away with the library and having a
> technology center instead.  I am in a small (260 student) 9-12 building
>that is old.
> No funds can be spent to upgrade the building so the lab  must be in an
>existing
> room  (i.e. the library).  He would like to spend about $50,000 for 20
>workstations
> and the appropiate software and CDs.  I would like any help from others
>who have
> been in similiar situations.  Does anyone have an opinion about print vs
> CD format for magazines, reference books, etc. when you can only have one.
> If CD format is preferred, do you have CD-ROM drives in individual machines or
> have a CD server?  Thanks for your help.
>
>Malinda Tennant
>Email: mbeckelh@access.k12.wv.us
>Buffalo-Putnam H.S.
>Buffalo, WV
>