We own the compact (donation) and the regular multivolume (donation) and a very old multivolume edition donated by an alum who received it because he was actually the "source" of a word in the OED. These are all used every year by a teacher with her classes. But the online version is the most used by far; just checked the stats--485 searches in Aug, Sept, and Oct this year. Judy Scudder SHC Prep On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Sarah Levin <slevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > A generous grandparent has given a donation to the library to purchase The > Compact Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary (the one with the > magnifying glass!). He allows us to use the money for unrestricted > purchases if we do not want to get the OED. > Part of me wants it--I have a romantic vision of kids (or me) pouring over > the tiny words on a rainy day (in a neverending story-style attic, of > course). > > Back to reality, though. My question is for those of you who have it: is > it used? Do you have a special spot for it? Any opinions? > > Thanks for your thoughts, > > Sarah > > Sarah Levin > Librarian > The Urban School of San Francisco > www.urbanschool.org/library > 415-593-9528 > -- Judy Scudder | Director of Library Services 1055 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 415.775.6626 ext. 732 Desk jbscudder@xxxxxxxx | http://www.shcp.edu