On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:35 PM, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
While there may be justifications for keeping them for a couple of years (useful source of cover work or for when a teacher wants to hang onto something not covered by the new curricula) in the end they have to be disposed of unless you want your schools to disappear under piles of such books.
Old books provide fascinating glimpses into past viewpoint and versions of history. It's truly sad when every edition of a book disappears; that's why Wikisource and other digitization initiatives are such great projects. :)