Randy Hertzler
University of Washington Libraries, Seattle
On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Gary Handman wrote:
> I think most of the Attenborough stuff and most of the Annenberg stuff
> continues to have "legs", Becky. They're used consistently here in lower
> division courses.
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> At 07:42 AM 10/18/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >I am in the process of weeding our collection and I was wondering about
> >keeping titles such as "The Living Planet" by David Attenborough, 1984; and
> >"Life on Earth", by Attenborough, 1978; and "The World of Chemistry" 1989 by
> >the Annenberg Corp. I know the Attenborough titles are classics, but how
> >good is the science in them? Are they considered basic enough that the
> >advances in biology and life sciences isn't important for updates? And as
> >for the chemistry, I wouldn't have a clue. I got a D in that class in high
> >school! Any help is appreciated (as is the shelf space that could be
> >cleared!) Thanks!
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> >Becky Tatar
> >Unit Head, Periodicals, Audiovisual
> >Aurora Public Library
> >1 E. Benton Street
> >Aurora, IL 60505
> >PHONE: 630-264-4100
> >FAX: 630-896-3209
> >www.aurora.lib.il.us
> >E-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us
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> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley
> ghandman@library.berkeley.edu
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
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