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LIBRARY BUDGET CUTS Laura Byrd. A blessed companion is a book, - a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend,... a book that, at a touch, pours its heart into our own. ~ Douglas Jerrold. BOOKS VS INTERNET. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A blessed companion is a book, - a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend,... a book that, at a touch, pours its heart into our own. ~Douglas Jerrold
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BOOKS VS INTERNETOne of the fiercest battles being waged these days in American schools involves
the annual book budget. (Minkel)
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LETS CONSIDER THE FOLLOWINGFACTS ABOUT BOOKS:
Book sales in the U.S. are increasing. (Hartzell)
Pleasure reading or Free Voluntary Reading is a most powerful tool in language education. (Krashen)
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Evidence indicates that providing students time for pleasure reading enhances reading comprehension test scores.
Reading for pleasure creates life-long readers. (Krashen)
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As a student reads they begin to comprehend more of what they read which in turn leads to more reading.
Life-long readers develop from the knowledge that reading can enhance one’s life.
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INFORMATION LITERACY
…is the ability to find and use information and is the keystone of lifelong learning.
…is the ability to access, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources. (Thompson & Henley)
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GOALS 2000An adoption of Goals 2000 of the American Association of School Librarians has made it a goal for the SLMS to create life-long readers. (AASLA)
This goal requires books!
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FACTS ABOUT RESEARCH USING PRINT RESOURCES
Research demonstrates the value of a balanced collection in the Media Center, particularly the value of print resources. (Hartzell)
With a book, it is easier to glean information than to drown in the deluge of data unleashed by search engines.
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NOW CONSIDER THE INTERNET:
There is an enormous amount of information on the internet, many times it is overwhelming to the student.
(Skurzynski)
Not everything on the internet is accurate.
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The cost of computers and the supporting equipment needed is expensive.
Computers and software have limitations and require constant updates.
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Reading from a computer screen is 30% slower reading than from printed resources.
(Anderson)
Many students will print copies of their material when doing a research project, thus adding to the cost.
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Many students do not have access to computers outside of school.
Checking out a book means total access!
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READING PROMOTESREADING!
~A book is like a garden carried in the pocket ~ Chinese proverb
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Works CitedAmerican Library Association. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning.
Chicago: American Library Association, 1998. 26.
Anderson, Julie. “Give Print a Chance.” School Library Journal. February 2001. 37.
Hartzell, Gary. “Paper Lion: in a battle of print and electronic resources, there’s only one king.” School Library Journal. September 2002. 37.
Krashen, Stephen D. The Power of Reading. 2nd ed. London: Heinemann Publishers, 2004. 1-9.
Minkel, Walter. “The Medium Is Not the Message.” School Library Journal. September 2000. 49.
Skurzynski, Gloria. “Paper and Photons: The Future of Information”. School Library Journal. October 1998. 48.
Thompson, Helen M. and Susan A. Henley. Fostering Information Literacy. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 2000.