Re: [LM_NET] Target: Almanac Alternatives

[Guusje <guusje@MINDSPRING.COM>]

This might be kind of radical but if Paper Almanacs are going the way of the 
dinosaurs why teach "how to use the Almanac"?

I came into the profession in the pre-internet days (which was when said dinosaurs 
roamed the earth) and served many years on the reference desks of assorted public 
libraries.  I used Almanacs constantly but I haven't used one in years - in fact I 
don't even have a paper Almanac in my current (K-5) library. 

Any of the information in an almanac can be found quickly via the internet.  I also 
don't teach "how to use the paper encyclopedia" any longer - in fact I don't own a 
current encyclopedia either.  The $800 I used to spend on encyclopedias is now 
allocated to multiple copies of the fiction titles that the kids clamour for. 

My time with the kids is limited at best and I'd rather use that time to teach 
internet skills, Web 2.0 or share the joy of reading.

Guusje Moore
Librarian
Housman Elementary School
Spring Branch ISD
Houston TX

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