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This is an interesting opportunity to discuss availability of information. Last year I was researching language acquisition to discover the experts beyond Stephen Krashen (a man I really appreciate and I teach from his theories) because I wanted to be able to compare research. I located several articles available from Amazon. I was searching online through regular search engines and these articles came up as hits. I noted the citations for each piece and then I looked them up in EBSCO. It was thrilling to find them there!! Oklahoma provides EBSCO Host products to OK citizen library users for free. Why would I buy from Amazon? I have better resources. Then, again, I'm a librarian and I know about these resources. Jacqueline Henry <JHenry@GANANDA.ORG> wrote: I have noticed lately that Amazon has MANY professional level journal articles for sale on thier site. I wonder.... 1. Do they sell many of these articles? 2. Why would people spend $5, $10, or more for articles that in many cases they can get free from library subscription services? For instance - I just ran across this article: Online-Powered School Libraries. By: Richardson, Will. District Administration, Jan2007, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p62-63, 2p; which I was able to print using EBSCOhost Masterfile Select - provided free to NY residents via New York State library funding. 3. Perhaps there are not enough states that provide these databases? 4. And the most likely scenario - perhaps the databases are not being promoted enough. 5. Why is it SO hard to get people to percieve libraries as free access to resources in all formats - digital as well as books. How do we break out and get people to realize that computers have not replaced libraries. That libraries enhance access to digital information. Getting people to connect libraries with loaning videos etc. did not seem nearly as steep a learning curve. Feeling a bit philisophical today I guess.... Jacquie "The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American way." From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jacquie Henry, MLS Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS) Gananda Central School District 3195 Wiedrick Road P.O. Box 609 Macedon, NY 14502 315-986-3521 x 3144 jhenry@gananda.org Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm Blog: http://nlcommunities.com/communities/wanderings/default.aspx Lisa Hunt School Library Media Specialist, elementary National Board Certified Teacher Moore, OK lisa3moon@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------