HIT: SEC: SIRS users

[LaQuita Beth Dinkins <ldinkin@TENET.EDU>]

I recently posted a question regarding the purchase of the print
version of SIRS Researcher as well as the full-text CD. The over-
whelming consensus was to eliminate the print version and purchase
only the full-text CD.  Some of the reasons given were "maintenance
of notebooks too hard & too expensive", "no theft with CD", "print
takes up too much space", "accessing info is easier on CD", & "CD
is always current".

However, the main consideration in eliminating the print version
seems to be the number of workstations....can the number of work-
stations available meet the students' demand without having the
print as an alternative?  If only a small number of workstations
are available (or only stand-alones rather than network), it might
be justified to purchase both versions if funds are available.

Some interesting suggestions were "order only notebooks for topics
that are used most often" & "keep old notebooks since CD doesn't
go back that far".  Another interesting comment was that a SIRS
salesman had indicated that the print version will be phased out
soon--I haven't checked with my rep about this, but that may
decide this issue for us!

Anyway, thanks so much for all of your comments.  I feel much
better about my decision to stop subscribing to the print version.



                LaQuita Dinkins * ldinkin@tenet.edu * Librarian
       Levelland High School * 1400 Hickory Street * Levelland, TX 79336
                    phone 806-894-8515  *  fax 806-894-8867