[LM_NET] Target: Weeding Encyclopedias

["Jensen, Marcia L" <jensenm@MAIL.DAVENPORT.K12.IA.US>]

I have the following print encyclopedias in my high school collection:
World Book, Americana, Colliers and Academic American. Some of these can
no longer be purchased. My predecessor used to rotate every four years,
buying one new set and retiring the old one. 

 

I bought new World Book this year, but so far have kept the rest (7-10
years old) rather than weeding them out. As far as I can tell, the only
available quality set other than World Book is Britannica. I hesitate to
purchase it because of the price. What is the general consensus about
weeding and purchasing print encyclopedias these days? 

 

Marcia L. Jensen, 

Library Media Specialist

Davenport West High School      

563-386-5500

jensenm@davenportschools.org

 

"I really didn't realize the librarians were, you know, such a dangerous
group. They are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the
desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the
revolution,man. I wouldn't mess with them." Michael Moore 


 

 

  

 


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