library automation

[Helen Dittmer <hdittme@ix.netcom.com>]

Once again I need the help of all of you.  I am a librarian at a small
K--8  private school of 270 students. The administration is finally
giving some serious consideration to library automation and I am going
to try and present a good case at our technology committee meeting next
week.  I think it might be helpful if I have some notion how many K--8
school libraries are automated, especially here in California.  Does
anyone have any statistics on this?  I plan to argue that most students
at my school, certainly those under grade 5 have known only OPACs
because that's what the local public libraries have.  But I'd love to
have any figures you may know of.  TIA from Helen Dittmer, Redwood Day
School librarian, Oakland, CA <hdittme@ix.netcom.com>

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