[LM_NET] REF: Priority level of reference materials

[Laura&Chris Fuller <fullers@CHARTER.NET>]

First time caller, long time listener.

I'm a first year school librarian in a small K-8 school (about 400 students)
with an even smaller budget.  As I begin to think about what books I'll be
ordering (and what I can't afford to order) I'm wondering about the need to
continue to fully fund the Reference Section in the Internet era.  Is it
sacrilegious to think about NOT buying another set of encyclopedias?  How
about almanacs?  

My question to you is- What are you all purchasing for your Reference
sections?  Are there materials you can not possibly imagine getting along
without, even with Google (et cetera)available?

Thanks in advance, I'll post a hit if there's interest.
Laura Fuller, Teacher-Librarian
Wittenberg Elementary Middle School
Wittenberg, WI   54499
fullers@charter.net

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