Yes, my reference section is changing. Except for general mid-level
encyclopedias, my thesauri, almanacs, atlases and dictionaries are gathering dust.
Kids prefer to go on-line - and why wouldn't they - most home/school software
packages include basic references. Even I have Merriam-Webster bookmarked!
What I have expanded are the special areas: health, literary analysis,
careers, art, etc. On the whole, my collection is lopsided - 5 copies of
Guiness Book of Records, 10 copies of University of Chicago English/Spanish
dictionary, 10 OOH's, etc. All based on curriculum and usage.
Everything circulates, and I vary the due date from overnight to one
week. Weekends and vacations are prime time for borrowing.
Also:
I have gotten better pricing on databases if I also get the print. That
really equalizes access. I believe some pricey database companies should
consider RWADA pricing, rather than flat rates. Little schools, like mine, will
lose out and there will be the temptation to use the open web, rather than juried
databases. If you pay per student, wouldn't it be fair?
Vicki Reutter, LMS
Cazenovia (NY) Jr. Sr. High School
vreutt@aol.com
vreutter@caz.cnyric.org
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