1. The library collection is out of date.

2. Average copyright
age: 1987

3. That means that most
of our resources were
published 9 years
before our students
were born.

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5. Responding to
student and
teacher needs

6. About ½ of the
faculty responded
to the survey

7. On a scale from 1 to 5, how important
is access to e-resources?
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Importance of
e-resources
5
4
3
2
1

8. On a scale of 1 to 5, how important is
access to databases?
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Database access
5
4
3
2
1

9. I’m submitting two
requisitions today

10. One is for new
nonfiction titles.
(I reduced the original order by half to save money.
We need the books, but I know money is tight.
Also, PTA agreed to pay for this year’s fiction
titles. I understand the district’s financial
constraints- but a library withers and dies without
investment.)

11. One is for two online
databases.
(These two databases cover five content areas:
Science, Math, Computers, Geography, and World
Cultures. This requisition is in direct response to
the requests of the staff as seen in the surveys.)

12. But perhaps more
importantly, the quote
that we received to
update the library
software to Destiny is
going to expire soon.

13. Without a software
upgrade, students and
staff cannot access
and search library
resources on demand.

15. We need to step
forward, for our
students.

16. Thank you for your time
and consideration.