Henry County
INSPIRE Provides Access to Thousands of Resources
INSPIRE allows our students to have access to thousands of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles that they would otherwise not have access to. It fills in gaps in our print collection, especially on current events. For example, our sophomores just completed a research project on current topics like Elizabeth Smart, Ephedrine, Matthew Shepherd, Andrea Yates, Aliyah, organic farming; we were able to find through INSPIRE. Book resources on such topics are not yet available. INSPIRE was our best source. It also provides a service our local budget could not afford on its own.
Colette, Librarian
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Many Uses for INSPIRE at Schools
All of the schools in our system use INSPIRE. It is an invaluable tool for school research projects. For example, the Language Arts Department teaches it as part of the Research Paper Lesson, and the upper elementary and middle grade students use the Biography Resource Center to find information on authors for their book reports. The PL 221 Study Groups found most of their information in the Professional Library database. I hope the state will contiune to fund this valuable resource. With the cutback in school funding, it may be impossibe for our small system to cover fees for INSPIRE in the future.
Dave, Librarian
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