Purchase of hard copy World Book

[Karen Beth Huber <kbh32@ACSWORLD.NET>]

You could explain to the administrators that print is needed also as all
students cannot access computers at the same time when there is a large
class in the library.  Is this reference cheaper online or in print,
another consideration.  If you have the budget, I believe print backup is
excellent addition to online resources as they complement learning styles.
Some students learn better from each type of resource and comparing the
different sets of skills from each source, especially from similar ones, is
an excellent way to learn research skills.

Karen Huber, Librarian
Indian Valley High School
700 Cedar St.
Lewistown, PA  17044
kbh32@acsworld.net or kbh32@mcsdk12.org

At 11:53 PM 12/2/99 -0500, you wrote:

>Date:    Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:47:25 -0800 From:    Theresa Intonato  Subject:
>Re: Purchase of hard copy World Book 2000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type:
>text/plain; charset=us-ascii  Dear Colleagues, I purchased a set of World
>Book 2000 Hard Copy Encyclopedias which arrived today. The order was
>approved by both the principal and the superintendent. However upon receipt
>of above, the superintendent asked me to explain the need for hard copy
>when we could just get it online. I'd love some feedback from the pros. How
>would you answer that question? And did I do the right thing by ordering
>these books. (Our old copies were 1988.) Thank you, Theresa Intonato
>Librarian East Moriches, N.Y. intonato@yahoo.com

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