Re: books vs. computers -- again!

[Tracy Ansley <tracy_ansley@CARYACADEMY.PVT.K12.NC.US>]

I would be very interested to know what others thought of the article in
eSchool news.

I, personally am very disappointed in the bias of this article.  Computers
provide a wonderful platform for disseminating information, however, they
still cannot evaluate information.  I also have a feeling that there is more
to the story than what was represented.  Did the universities throw away the
books?  Did they move the books?  Are students finding USEFUL, RELEVANT
information on the Web, or are they using these computers to review class
notes and receive information already prepared by a teacher?  I am having a
really hard time with the concept that buying a few laptops could replace a
library, even if space is at a premium.  "Students have access to much more
material with the laptops" - good material?  Material they can find?
Material that is correct?  More is not necessarily better!

Thanks for letting me vent - any other thoughts?

Tracy T. Ansley
Library/Media Center Coordinator
Cary Academy
1500 N. Harrison Ave.
Cary, NC  27513
677-3873 x4501
tracy_ansley@caryacademy.pvt.k12.nc.us
<mailto:tracy_ansley@caryacademy.pvt.k12.nc.us>

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Joyce Conklin [SMTP:jconkli@ED.CO.SANMATEO.CA.US]
        Sent:   Tuesday, March 02, 1999 12:50 AM
        To:     LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
        Subject:        GEN: books vs. computers -- again!

        Found this in the E-School news letter I received today. Other
librarians
        might be interested. Be sure to read all the way to the bottom of
the
        article, since the most of the article is more applicable to
universities
        than K-12.

         <http://www.eschoolnews.org/stories/story3.html>



        Joyce Conklin       jconkli@ed.co.sanmateo.ca.us
        San Mateo Union High School District librarian (ret.)
        San Mateo, CA
        Mac 8600/OS 8.0 Netscape 4.05(128 bit)/Claris Emailer

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