[Publib] car repair databases

[Carl Paulson]

Remember, if you're working on a car (or a water heater or a furnace),
it's a lot more convenient not to have to go back to the computer. I
know. I've worked on all three with library manuals right at the job. In
two cases I was two hours from home in a basement with absolutely no
chance of Internet access. If you can find room, keep the books. I hope
you can find room.

On Wed, 14 May 2008 15:53:06 -0400 "Johnson, Mindy"
<mjohns at camden.lib.nj.us> writes:
If you have room, I would suggest keeping your print manuals. There are,
at least in my library community, many who do not have the skills needed
to use the database, nor are they interested in learning. Of course we
will help them at the desk, but many still prefer the regular print
manuals to look through themselves. This may depend on the type of
community/users you have. 
We subscribe to both Ebsco Auto Repair and AllData. They each have their
pros and cons as others have already mentioned. 
Mindy
Camden County Library (NJ)
 



From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Library Lass
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:40 PM
To: Sallie Brodie
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] Re : car repair databases
 
For you libraries that have an online auto database, do you still carry
the actual manuals also?  Or has the manuals gone by the wayside?
 
Thanks
Helen
Coffeyville Public Library
 


Carl Paulson, M.L.S.
Senior Librarian
Altona Correctional Facility
Altona, NY
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/attachments/20080515/8b1449e4/attachment.htm