Re: [LM_NET] Books, Guttenburg

[Darlene Yasick <lib027yas@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

In addition to the access issue that Jennifer raised ( incidentally pretend your 
computer is broken for a few days and see how disenfranchised you feel) the issue 
of cost is a biggie for most of us. I love some of the electronic resources --but-- 
I have to pay for them each and every year ( fortunately, at least for now, the 
State of Michigan does that for our libraries) The cost of these resources is 
usually in the thousand + dollar range.So next year I have to have the same dollars 
again just to keep even.-- if I don't have the money I've lost ground not stayed 
even. If I spend some money on books I at least have something useful in my 
collection for all my students. So we need a wise mix of both types of resources. 
Seems to me I remember reading something about books being obsolete that was 
written many many years ago. 
I too see our library very busy - the computers were about half full the other day 
but the parking lot was full of people who had multiple volumes of books in their 
hands.
Darlene Yasick
Retired Wyoming, MI

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