Re: Purchase of hard copy World Book

[Josephine Dervan <rderva@injersey.infi.net>]

I have also had to justify the purchase of WB when I have it and Encarta
available on the district network. Besides the fact that print in a book is
easier on the eye,  we only have 7 computers and there are usually whole classes
doing research. However my favorite point is that a print encyclopedia is quicker
and easier to use that an electronic one. If the student misspells a search term,
he often will not find the desired information. In a print encyclopedia he can
visually scroll down the list in the index. Many children have a problem with
exact spellings. They often have to resort to print encyclopedia indexes for
correct spellings.
Ther is a place for both print and electronic encyclopedias in our collections.

Jo
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Josephine Dervan, Library Media Specialist
Strathmore Elementary School
Aberdeen, NJ 07747
home- rderva@injersey.com
school- jdervan@marsd.k12.nj.us
Anyone who has a garden and a library wants for nothing- Cicero

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