[LM_NET] Why databases instead of the Web?

[Floyd <calaf@CHARTER.NET>]

At the risk of being simplistic or argumentative, why do school library  
media centers need to continue subscribing to general databases for  
student research? Databases with specialized information continue to  
have a niche, but could it not be argued for the run of the mill  
research paper, students can and do find quality information without  
sifting through five different databases?

Floyd

Floyd Pentlin
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Region III Director, American Association of School Librarians
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Adjunct Professor, Library Science Faculty, Central Missouri State  
University
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