[CALIBK12] National Geographics

[RichardGuy at aol.com]

Calibbers,

About the only thing I am learning from the contributions to this thread is 
that there is very little real research going on in schools anymore.   

Like Diane, I had a decades-old collection, which was used on a regular 
basis, because it was built into the research process by teachers who loved their 
subject and wanted students to discover their joy.   Between RGPL and the 
Geographic Index, the articles were easy to search (I also had RGPL going back 
decades.)

I don't doubt for a moment that the texts of these articles are still 
available through databases, or that the NG discs are filled with past years' 
glories.   But the fabulous finds in old magazines -- via ads, letters to editors, 
and especially the inserted maps -- all of it just seems to be gone.

Grumpy old man,

Richard K. Moore, InfoSherpa
Huntington Beach, CA
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