Students are beginning to tap into on-screen encyclopedias
Rarely have school librarians seen so many children so eager to get at the encyclopedia. At Lindbergh School in Palisades Park, N.J., about 600 pupils a week read it. At Princeton High School in Princeton, N.J., 30 children a day use it. At Palisades Park High School, 15 students line up each weekday by 8 a.m. to get their chance to scan it. The object of all this excitement is the Academic American, an electronic encyclopedia.
The Academic American Encyclopedia is carried by the Dow Jones...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
