[CALIBK12] databases for middle school

[Ron Fowler]

Janie,
     Most of the library web pages in our district (Fairfield-Suisun)
have links to our county library system.  The Solano County Library
system has a great set of databases that students with library cards can
access from our school computers as well as from home.  The only
drawbacks to using the public library system are that too many students
lack a public library card and some of the databases are more for high
school than elementary and middle school.

Ron Fowler
Library Media Teacher
Armijo High School
ronf at fsusd.k12.ca.us
"In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us
with floaties and teach us how to swim."  Linton Weeks

>>> "Janie Scott" <janiescott at san.rr.com> 10/2/2008 9:10 PM >>>
I would like to know this as well, since our pres-6th is expanding to
middle
school.  I would also like to know any problems or opinions about
linking
the school to the local public libraries databases via web site link.
Each
student would have to have a PL card of course.
 
 
Janie
 
Janie Scott, Librarian
The Children's School 
2225 Torrey Pines Lane
La Jolla Ca 92037
(858) 454-0184 ext. 125
jscott at tcslj.org 
 

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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu 
[mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Sue Heraper
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:20 AM
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu 
Subject: [CALIBK12] databases for middle school


I work in a middle school library.  Our library has not purchased any
online
databases. If you are in a middle school library and subscribe to
databases,
please tell me which you would or wouldn't recommend and why.  Has the
use
justified the cost?  
 
Thank you,
 
Sue Heraper
Redwood Middle School
Thousand Oaks
805-497-7264 x1014