[ISLMA-Share] Anyone in HS use World Book?

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You might get a better bang for your buck with ProQuest's SIRS Issues
Researcher (HS database) and SIRS Discoverer (Elementary/MS database). We
get both databases for about the same price we pay for our Encyclopedia
Britannica database subscription, and both include reference sources too in
addition to thousands of periodical articles and nonfiction books.

*Kristen Oster*
*Wesclin CUSD #3*
*Librarian*
*Rhetoric and Research Teacher*
*618-224-7341 x 5101*

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We have World Book. My reason for wanting to drop it is the VERY small
> amount of information that is provided in the articles for the amount of
> money we pay for it. Sure it is cheap enough - but I get $3000 a year to
> support two libraries in a Pre-K through 12 school. There used to be more
> in depth articles for the advanced edition - those are gone. If you have
> access to all three levels of WB, there is very little difference between
> the KIDS version and the advanced version. WB touts their links to
> articles, etc. Many times those links are broken. While the appearance is
> very nice - kids scroll through the pretty pictures for the entire hour if
> I don't push them to actually click on the link to the article.
>
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 9:09 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Are any high schools using World Book online? I am considering losing it.
>> I have looked at the usage reports, and I will admit it's been used, but I
>> suspect all of those searches are when I teach database research. I am not
>> privy to Works Cited lists, so I don't know if students are using and
>> citing it.
>>
>> What are your thoughts on keeping an encyclopedia as a resource?
>>
>> In the grand scheme of things, it's not that expensive....
>>
>> I did think it was funny- they offered me the print books 2018 World Book
>> for $900.00. I am not spending that much on printed encyclopedias!
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your input.
>>
>>
>> Lori
>>
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