Re: GEN: New trend in librarianship?

[marty <pankratz@AZSTARNET.COM>]

Yes, I agree that we do need to rethink the use of magazines in the library.  If
they are being used for research purposes only, often the on-line full text
indexes do replace many of the magazines.  Yet, I also think magazines have many
other purposes.  I gather information and viewpoints by browsing magazines.
Many magazines can provide information for special interests such as cars,
makeup, or dogs.  I think that the availability of on-line sources means we
should make our magazines more accessible and perhaps shift from research
magazines found on-line to browsing special interest magazines.  I really am
just starting a very slow shift that way.  I still browse better with a print
copy than on the internet personally.  I receive one newspaper at home and read
another online and I have been trying to analyze what type of information
process is happening.
Martha Pankratz, Teacher-Librarian
Pueblo High School
Tucson, AZ
pankratz@azstarnet.



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