cd vs. internet

[Lana Wilken <lwilken@ESU9.ESU9.K12.NE.US>]

        I was told by our computer coordinate renamed director of
technology by himself after two years that I was not meeting the needs of
the students by promoting the use of the local area network of cd towers.
Those databases include SIRS, Supertom+, Newsbank (2), Grolier's and the
card catalog.  College libraries will be using internet and if I am to
meet the needs of our students we must use Internet instead of these
databases.  It seems to me regardless of cost, the local area network will
provide quicker access plus backissues for at least a decade.  Once we
subscribe via internet and access is anywhere in the building, who will be
there to help students through the how-to's.  Is this really what's going
on or is this a power play to promote Internet since "we" really don't
even know how to use the local area network.  Give me your thoughts and if
I'm totally out of touch after 26 years of staying technologically
literate, let me know. Thanks...lwilken@esu9.esu9.k12.ne.us

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Lana Wilken                          Aurora Public Schools
Media Specialist/VB Coach            300 "L" Street
lwilken@esu9.esu9.k12.ne.us          Aurora, Nebraska 68818
                                     (402) 694-6960

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