[LM_NET] MIDDLE: Purchasing counry books

[Pam Hollenberg <phollenberg@SBCSC.K12.IN.US>]

Dear Middle School librarians:
I am looking for advice in regards to spending my budget on updating country
books. I have a very small budget. All of the sixth graders in my building
do a country research project every year. I subscribe to Culture Grams and
update that yearly. I also have an up to date set of encyclopedias. I have
the databases eLibrary and Inspire (Indiana). I have a wonderful list of web
resources that I give the students and teachers when they start their
project. Sould I try to keep as up to date as possible with trade books as
well? Or should I just keep the historical aspect when it comes to the trade
books. I certainly can't keep up with the web sites and databases that
update daily. Should I try? What do all of you do?

Thanks in advance,
Pam Hollenberg
Library Media Specialist
Jefferson Intermediate Center (5-8)
South Bend Community School Corp.
South Bend, IN
phollenberg@sbcsc.k12.in.us

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