Re: To Purchase or not to purchase encyclopedias

[Beth Backus <bbackus@HSE.K12.IN.US>]

I am still buying print encyclopedias and will continue to do so.  They are
great for browsing, lots of kids can use them at one time (we do not have a
networked encyclopedia CD, only a few individual ones), and they are great
for ready reference.

I purchase them on a cycle and have World Book, New Book of Knowledge,
Encyclopedia Americana, and Britannica.  The Americana is my most heavily
used set.  I have older (still in the 90s to late 90s) sets of Colliers,
Comptons,  and Academic American that are great for projects that don't
require current information.  We use them for a special composition
newspaper project on happenings in the administration of early 20th Century
presidents.  The Teapot Dome Scandal hasn't changed much in years!

We serve grades 7 and 8; LD  and ESL students appreciate New Book of
Knowledge.

Beth Backus

Beth N. Backus, Librarian
Hamilton Southeastern Junior High
12001 Olio Road
Fishers, IN  46038
(317) 594-4120

bbackus@hse.k12.in.us

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart."
                                                                --Anne Frank

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