HIT: HS magazines

["FHS Lib. User" <sc122@csufresno.edu>]

Sorry for seeming redundant, but did everyone get this?  I got a refused from
the server message, so here goes again:

I received several responses and edited them to make the list easier to read, I
hope.  I would like to thank all those who took the time to write with their
responses and I hope they don't mind that I added their name to their
responses.

This LM NET listserv is the greatest resource a school librarian could have!!


"Carey Bacon" <carey_bacon@smtpgate.blaine.wednet.edu>:

Rolling Stone
Seventeen
YM
Smithsonian
National Geographic
Sports Illustrated
Atlantic
Harpers
Time
Newsweek
Science News
US News.

Potentially, I might order Scientific American, National Wildlife, People,
Reader's Digest, The New Republic, and Nation.  These are some of the
staples.
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Diane Freeman <dfreeman@jeffco.k12.co.us>
Jefferson County Public Schools:

Time
USNews
Newsweek
National Geographic
Popular
Science
Popular Mechanics
Discover
American Heritage
Seventeen
YM
People
Road & Track
Car & Driver
Motor Trend
Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld Snowboarding
Sports Illustrated

Rarely used: professional journals and anything not indexed

As for numbers, we are a jr/sr high with 700 students and we have about
40 subscriptions as well as TOM full-text and NewsBank.
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Donna Carroll <dcarroll@buffnet.net>:

I cancelled Mother Jones, despite the interesting articles, because of
the offensive ads. I also censor Psychology Today's ads and if necessary,
do not circulate the issue.

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Linda Kelso Hicks <lhicks@crown.net>

There's a list in a recent School Library Journal (I think) of what the kids like
the most and dislike--and it's interesting how many titles appear on both lists!
We have dropped our subscription to MS in the past year and I would like to
drop Rolling Stone, although the kids love it.  Our news magazines get heavy
use as do the sports magazines SI, Tennis, Runner's World, Women's Sports).
We also subscribe to Seventeen, GQ, Teen, YM.  CQ Researcher,
Congressional Digest are extensively used as well.
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Lauren Deane
Media Specialist
Oak Lane Day School
oaklane@pond.com:

Definitely get some good current events magazines,
Newsweek
USnews and World Report
Time
come to mind.
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Dana Pope
popeda@heidelberg-emh2.army.mil

I have been in HS for about 10 years. Every year I have taken fewer
magazines! We depend almost 100% on cdroms for research. They are
used MUCH more than the hardcopy magazines ever were. So, I wouldn't
spend a cent on mags. until I had paid for SIRS and SuperTom or EMAS
from Ebsco. Actually, by a fluke, we have all three of those magazine
based products. Newsbank has a cheaper, less satisfying version of
a magazine based database. And I would be sure I could network it.

Then, and only then, would I start buying fun magazines for the kids
to read. Don't ask us what they want: ask THEM. We take things like
Sports Illustrated, YM, Football Digest, People, etc. because THEY
like to read/browse them. I spend only about 10% of my budget on
magazines, maybe less. (less than 1K for sure)

Get the CD thing going, and don't ever look back. Use all that time
you used to put in managing hardcopy mags into instructing for
automated search skills!

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Sharon Hamer
hamer@meol.mass.edu
Hopkinton Middle/High School:

I think the best magazines, other than the standard news and fashion and
sports ones, are those that meet the needs of your school. Is your
World language department very active? Do you have lots of craft clubs?
Many titles have very little browsing value, but lots of research value.

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Liz Sargent
Glenbard West High School
Glen Ellyn, IL
liz@kwom.com:

My favorite magazine is Booklist.  The reviews are very good and the
articles are timely.
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Sue Covalla
Chapel Hill NC
scovall@ibm.net:

The most popular:
Electronic Gaming.

Also popular:
Seventeen
YM
YSB
Hot Rod
Sports Illustrated.

For research:
Time
Newsweek

Bombs we get but they never seem to move off the shelf:
Readers Digest
Vital Speeches.

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Carolyn Gierke
Sweet Home HS
Sweet Home High School <hslib@moran.com>


Sassy Magazine is great.
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TBRUNNER@mail.centralia.k12.mo.us
Centralia Public School District :

My kids use:

Time
Newsweek
Discover
Scientific American
Sports Illustrated
Business Week
Spanish Readers Digest
Off Road
4 Wheeler
Science News
Western Horseman
Teen
Seventeen
PC World

Student Population 400 students --- I get only one copy each but
would recommend several copies of Sports Illustrated if possible.
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Rosemary@forbin.com (Rosemary Zummak) :

I am dropping Vogue and Redbook they are both highly favored by my high
school BOYS because of their sexy pictures, perfume pullouts, and  graphic
how-to articles - the young women in my building don't pay much attention to
them.
I am going to keep all my Hot Rod, Four Wheel type things - and add a few
more - they are popular and don't seem to disappear like the sport things do -
another big bang for my library bucks is Sporting News - it has a
newspaper-like format and comes out weekly.
We get about 50 hard-copy subscriptions along with full-text from Ebsco - I
wish there were more good things published for high school girls - they love
Bride and Glamour ......Rosemary in Iowa (9-12, 540
students)

Thanks for your responses and cooperation.
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Ms. Sylvia Castro
Fowler High School Library
(209) 834-2564
sc122@ csufresno.edu