Re: SEC:weeding periodicals

[Brian Ralph <bralph@ZETA.ORG.AU>]

>8-10yrs    Time, Newsweek, US News and world report (and of course National
>geog to the 40's)
As a geography teacher in my previous life(g), I wonder about the
usefulness of a national geographic magazine of the 40's. Would you keep an
encyclopedia from that date? Students can get some strange ideas about life
in other countries from reading such old material even if there are
wonderful pictures.
I inherited a library where nothing was thrown out but now throw out all
magazines over 5 years old. The exception is national geographic which I
currently hold back to 1980.

Brian Ralph
Teacher-Librarian
St Agnes High School                                    A 7-10 Catholic School
Rooty Hill 2766                                   in the Western Suburbs of
AUSTRALIA                                               Sydney, Australia
bralph @ zeta.org.au
http://www.zeta.org.au/~stagnesh/infocent.html

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