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From: Katelyn Browne <kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:57:24 -0500
***Apologies if anyone receives this twice--I'm having some e-mail issues
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I don't think WorldCat is a very good estimation tool for school libraries because so few of us belong to OCLC/WorldCat. My school has a copy of *Return to Sender*, and I know that other local schools (and the DC Public Library) have it as well, but the only DC sources I see in the WorldCat results are universities and the Library of Congress. I was going to suggest it would provide a good minimum, but your *Let's Play Indian* search seems to dispute that.
"Promote this book today" would be a recommendation I'd be happy to have--I'd certainly order some titles that aren't in our collection, but it's also nice to have a reminder of books from a few years ago that may not be on the tip of my brain any more when someone asks for a good read.
Katelyn Browne Middle/High School Librarian Capital City Public Charter School 100 Peabody Street NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 387-0309 x1745 kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org http://www.ccpcs.org/library/
Katelyn Browne Middle/High School Librarian Capital City Public Charter School 100 Peabody Street NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 387-0309 x1745 kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org http://www.ccpcs.org/library/
Received on Thu 07 Feb 2013 09:57:24 AM CST
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:57:24 -0500
***Apologies if anyone receives this twice--I'm having some e-mail issues
today!***
I don't think WorldCat is a very good estimation tool for school libraries because so few of us belong to OCLC/WorldCat. My school has a copy of *Return to Sender*, and I know that other local schools (and the DC Public Library) have it as well, but the only DC sources I see in the WorldCat results are universities and the Library of Congress. I was going to suggest it would provide a good minimum, but your *Let's Play Indian* search seems to dispute that.
"Promote this book today" would be a recommendation I'd be happy to have--I'd certainly order some titles that aren't in our collection, but it's also nice to have a reminder of books from a few years ago that may not be on the tip of my brain any more when someone asks for a good read.
Katelyn Browne Middle/High School Librarian Capital City Public Charter School 100 Peabody Street NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 387-0309 x1745 kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org http://www.ccpcs.org/library/
Katelyn Browne Middle/High School Librarian Capital City Public Charter School 100 Peabody Street NW Washington, DC 20011 (202) 387-0309 x1745 kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org http://www.ccpcs.org/library/
Received on Thu 07 Feb 2013 09:57:24 AM CST
