Re: To Purchase or not to purchase encyclopedias

[Joni J Rathbun <jrathbun@OREDNET.ORG>]

On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Irwin - Maureen S. wrote:

> I think this is worth discussing.  I try to arrange for my 6th graders to
> do a lesson using the encyclopedia, and deliberately have them use BOTH
> the print and electronic versions <snip> Interestingly, in each year
> that I have done this, I get half choosing the print, and half choosing
> the electronic.

I'm still of the mind that it's useful if not important to have both
print and non print available. If nothing else, the print version can
serve a larger number of students at one time. I also think the layout
of the printed page is more accessible for some students: sidebars,
graphs, charts (etc) that you needn't click on to view (navigation
can be an issue with users, especially younger users; I think they miss
some of the features and quick-info points).

Still, I believe I can get by with fewer print copies than in the
past. And I prefer online access for my electronic encyclopedias
over disk access. That, however, could be due to my hardware
configurations and number of machines, etc.


        J. Rathbun | Library Teacher - Media Specialist
        Lincoln Elementary School - Las Vegas
        jrathbun@orednet.org

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