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Sometimes I like to summarize discussions, sort of a thinking out lound thing. = It would seem that most of us agree that BOTH print and online are useful= with people on both sides as to which is more useful. The constraints tha= t come up are; Cost, assessability and ease of use. Cost -- between print and online maybe not so much different EXCEPT that online has to be renewed each and every year while print you have as long= as the books hold together. This is an important factor in my decision to= buy print and keep my cd-rom version going. Assessability -- 20 to 30 individual volumes, but only one copy of each volume verses minimal number of work stations. Assessable only at school verses assessable to students at home. I have the luxory of enough workstations so would like to have online if my budget would allow. Ease of use -- each has advantages. While my preference is to go to the print for fast information, many of my students do not see print as faste= r. I can often get students to use print especially when having problems wit= h finding via the internet, but my students simply do not use print as firs= t choice. At some point I think we have to acknowledge their preference. If= I always insist on print, they may well tune me out because they know they can find it without me. But if I help them find information, sometimes using print I have a better chance. Concerning "free" online encyclopedias, I have noticed that they are not = as common as they used to be. While I don't have an online "encyclopedia" I = do have online service from another vendor who includes in their database information from print resouces. I point these out to students. Deborah J. Stafford Gen. H.H. Arnold High School Wiesbaden Germany now proudly on the web at http://www.wies-hs.eu.odedodea.edu Deborah_Stafford@compuserve.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-