Electronic databases and electronic storybooks in K-12 schools

This literature review describes and analyzes the use of CD-ROM in K-12 schools in particular areas. One area of interest was in how the CD .. ROM storybooks foster learning, especially in the area of language arts. Data was gathered through journal articles and case studies. The literature is divided into three categories. 1 . Advantages and disadvantages of CD-ROM in the K .. 12 setting. 2. Results of a survey of secondary media specialists, who used CD-ROM for reference, in Maine and Pennsylvania. 3. Several case studies involving the CDROM storybooks in language arts. The data revealed that library media specialists have an excellent opportunity to be of great value to their schools and community by adopting CD-ROM technology and implementing its use into the curriculum