To address the "disenfranchisement" issue: My beloved first gen iPhone
met with blunt force trauma on a Friday night and Saturday morning I
drove 50 miles to the nearest Apple store to replace it. Couldn't even
wait to have a new one delivered.
Sadie Longood, Librarian
Dallas (Oregon) High School
http://www.dallas.k12.or.us/dhs_library/web
>>> Darlene Yasick <lib027yas@SBCGLOBAL.NET> 3/4/2010 9:29 AM >>>
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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