[LM_NET] Fw: Results of survey on AR and collection development

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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:44 PM
Subject: Results of survey on AR and collection development


First let me say that with every response in regards to AR and collection 
development, whether AR effected collection development or not, there was some sort 
of frustration expressed or an opinion stated .  My read on all the responses is 
that AR is a hot topic that will be debated for some time.  Here are my results:
 There were 14 responses of which 8 said they order only AR books, due to 
circulation and demands from teachers; 4 said they do not let AR get in the way of 
their
collection development, and the last 2 had additional funding for AR, either from 
fundraisers or donations so they did not have to use their library budget to 
purchase the tests and some of the books for AR.
A very interesting topic, one that will rage for a long time I suppose.
Thanks for your interest.

Sincerely,
Cheryl Carr
St John's University
Queens, NY
cheryl.carr04@stjohns.edu

"What a school thinks about its library is a
  measure of what it thinks about education."

 - Harold Howe
Former U.S. Commissioner of Education


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