Re: Target-CD Towers

[Kathryn Frech <lib@STNY.RR.COM>]

On 5 Jan 00, at 8:24, Saran McDonough <Saran.McDonough@ACS-K12.ORG> wrote:

> Last year I received some grant money to purchase CD Rom towers for the =
> library.  Since that time it seems that more and more databases are being
> = offered online.  I might also add that Alabama now has in place the =
> Virtual Library.  The databases offered are EBSCO, Britannica, Electric =
> Library, Grolier, SIRS, OCLC First Search and ProQuest.  Of course, we =
> don't know how long these will be funded.  I only have two months left to
> = spend the money, but I am now wondering if they are a wise investment.

We updated our server last year with a large harddrive to which
we could copy CD-ROMS in place of another CD-ROM tower.
It makes sense for us because only 1 of our library computers
is attached to the internet, but 10 of them are attached to the
server/library network.  Whether it would make sense for you
really depends on what your setup is like.

Our favorite CD-ROMs are SIRS Researcher, and the Gale
DISCovering series; which are excellent resources for students.


--
Kathryn Frech, Librarian
Seton Catholic Central H.S.
Binghamton, NY  USA
(lib@stny.rr.com)

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