GEN: RE: Purchase of print encyclopedias

[Debbie Stafford <100332.2074@COMPUSERVE.COM>]

One way to judge whether students need and want to use print encyclopedias
is to watch and see how much time you spend putting the shelf back in
order.

Judging by the number of volumes of my print encyclopedias that had to be
put back on the shelf today,  I would say that students still need and want
to use print.  Many find that it is just plain faster to find the
information this way.

I have been lucky in being able to keep my print sets from being to far out
of date.  Our  Academic American, Encyclopedia Americana, and  New Book of
Knowledge are all less that 5 years old and are used.  I hope to purchase a
new World Book this year.  A very nice parent donated a set of Encyclopedia
Britannica that was newer that what I had.  All have been used.

We also use MS Encarta and Groliers on CD-ROM.  They are especially good
for visuals and the annimated explanations.

I plan to keep buying print encyclopedias for a long time yet.

Debbie Stafford
Gen. H.H. Arnold High School
Wiesbaden Germany
100332.2074@compuserve.com
Now proudly on the web at www.wies-hs-odedodea.edu

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