[ISLMA-Share] World Book Advanced vs. Culture Grams

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We have both Culturegrams and World Geography and Culture Online. (If I
tell you we also have ABC-CLIO World Geography, you'll know what heavy
users of LMC resources the Geography students are!)
*~Monica*
Currently reading *Saints and Misfits
<http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1206365&isbn=9781481499248&appid=4>*
by S. K. Ali
Currently listening to *Birds of a Feather
<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83083.Birds_of_a_Feather?ac=1&from_search=true>*(sequel
to *Maisie Dobbs)* by Jacqueline Winspear

On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We currently have Culturegrams, and are looking at other possibilities.
> World Almanac Online did not have enough information, but World Geography
> and Culture Online (also by Infobase) looks really good.  We are
> considering changing.  It’s not that we don’t like Culturegrams, but World
> Geography seems much more robust.
>
>
>
> Cathy Gottlieb
>
> Learning Commons Director
>
> Naperville Central High School
>
> cgottlieb at naperville203.org
>
> 630-420-6549 <(630)%20420-6549>
>
>
>
> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:islma-bounces at list.
> railslibraries.info] *On Behalf Of *Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 27, 2018 1:56 PM
> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] World Book Advanced vs. Culture Grams
>
>
>
> Culturegrams is heavily used by our freshmen/sophomore Geography classes.
> Also used by sophomore World Literature & Composition classes.
>
>
>
> I am a big fan. I think highly of the content that is written by natives
> of each country, not US-based editorial staff.
>
> *~Monica Tolva*
>
> *Library media specialist*
>
> *Google Educator*
>
> *Vernon Hills High School*
>
> *847-932-2039 <847-932-2039>*
>
> *monica.tolva at d128.org <monica.tolva at d128.org>*
>
>
>
> Currently reading * Saints and Misfits
> <http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1206365&isbn=9781481499248&appid=4>*
> by S. K. Ali
>
> Currently listening to *Birds of a Feather
> <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83083.Birds_of_a_Feather?ac=1&from_search=true>*(sequel
> to *Maisie Dobbs)* by Jacqueline Winspear
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 1:52 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> When I started my present position here in the high school, they were
> already subscribed to World Book Advanced as a database.
>
>
>
> This year, I have had a teacher request Culture Grams, which I am much
> more familiar with. While its audience is directed to middle grades, I
> still think many Freshmen and Sophomores are not above it in their Lexile
> levels.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have experience with both databases? I am not impressed with
> World Book Advanced's user interface, but the information presented is
> valid. I do like its features, too, but Culture Grams is much more enticing
> and user-friendly.
>
>
>
> Thank you if you have experience with either, if you could weigh in,
> please.
>
> (Worried that Culture Grams might be too juvenile for high school).
>
>
>
>
>
> Warmly,
>
>
>
> Lori McGreal
>
> Librarian
>
> Trinity High School
>
> lmcgreal at trinityhs.org
>
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