To purchase or not purchase print encyclopedias

[Ann Watson ROB <awatsrob@POP.K12.VT.US>]

Of course we must continue to provide print encyclopedias. Unless your
library has a bank of computers you need sources so that everyone in a
group can work at once, number one.
Secondly, often the print encyclopedia is much faster and readier with the
information you seek, than a CD-ROM or the Internet.
Third, they are less expensive than on-line subscriptions.
Fourth, is it really so great to stare at the screen for everything we do?
I don't think so, especially since I would bet almost no schools are up to
OSHA standards as far as non-glare screens, keyboard/monitor height, etc.
In my K-6 library we have 3 general print encyclos and one specialized
wildlife one. I plan to continue keeping them up to date. They should be
replaced every 5 years to keep them current.

Ann Watson, Library Media Specialist
Robinson School
Route 116, P.O. Box 10
Starksboro, VT  05487
802-453-2949
awatson@robinson.k12.vt.us

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