Out of all the free resources available to us at THS, the one that is most commonly used and relied upon is the Connecticut State Library's database and e-reference suite--iCONN. iCONN has transformed our high school media center's reference collection into an information hub on par with many university libraries. It has put at our student's fingertips an incredible array of newspaper, magazine, and academic journal articles; image and digital library collections; encyclopedias and eBooks; as well as access to the statewide collection of print resources through it's Request program. It has changed the way students conduct their research and has equipped them with the necessary information literacy that they will by utilizing in their post-secondary pursuits of college and work.
Of course, iCONN is not really a free resource. It is funded by the state and federal governments and serves not only our public schools, but also all of the State Universities as well as every Connecticut resident through our public libraries. Word came down yesterday that Governor Rell is proposing to suspend all state funding for iCONN: http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/lib/governorrell/budgetnegotiationsreport_may28_02.16pm_rev.pdf
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It looks like there are many other cuts and every segment of the state's population will likely be unhappy with at least some of them. Suspending iCONN, however, will drastically effect all of our students! It will revert our 21st-century researchers back to the back to a place that today's students have never known. Please find some time to contact your legislators about the impending cuts to iCONN!!
Of course, iCONN is not really a free resource. It is funded by the state and federal governments and serves not only our public schools, but also all of the State Universities as well as every Connecticut resident through our public libraries. Word came down yesterday that Governor Rell is proposing to suspend all state funding for iCONN: http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/lib/governorrell/budgetnegotiationsreport_may28_02.16pm_rev.pdf
(p.32)
It looks like there are many other cuts and every segment of the state's population will likely be unhappy with at least some of them. Suspending iCONN, however, will drastically effect all of our students! It will revert our 21st-century researchers back to the back to a place that today's students have never known. Please find some time to contact your legislators about the impending cuts to iCONN!!
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