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Hi all, Loving the search more than the find! How true! The same that is true for the card catalog was/is true for me with encyclopedias and dictionaries. Although dictionary.com is bookmarked, I still love looking in a dictionary. It's not that I don't know how to use the guide words..... I prefer to leisurely thumb through the book..... I can't tell you all the new words I learn along the way! Kids love the alamanac and Guiness.... The reality is that many of them don't even know to look up the "cool stuff" because they don't even know it exists! Let the search continue.... online resources are fine! But there's nothing like a hardcopy "treasure trove," IMHO!!!!!! Happy Weekend! Readingly yours, Chris Christine L. Evans, librarian Library/Media Center Barrington Middle School - Station cevans@cusd220.lake.k12.il.us 847-381-0464 >>> sandra carswell <sandracarswell@HOTMAIL.COM> 01/07/05 20:22 PM >>> Okay. I think this article has given us all something to think about. While I was reading it I was thinking of the reference materials lesson I have just spent the last 2 weeks teaching to 5th and 6th graders. I know he is referring to college students but I can't imagine giving up teaching information literacy at my level. These students have to be taught location and access skills at some point and I believe it must start early and continue on through high school. I also saw students' interests spark when looking through the almanac and the encyclopedia. How often are students given a chance to just browse these types of materials? Thinking of giving this up to search solely online reminded me of the comment someone made about missing the card catalogs because of the opportunity to see the other interesting materials available. We don't get that from online searching, do we? I also would like to streamline my students' online searching by purchasing one of the new interfaces like PinPoint from Sagebrush. The one comment I must admit that gave me a grin was the one about librarians loving the search more than the find. I didn't know it was a known librarian characteristic; I just thought I was a bit strange. ;-) Sandra Carswell, Librarian Lovett Ledger Intermediate Copperas Cove, TX 76525 sandracarswell@hotmail.com sandraca@ccisd.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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------