Re: CSU library finds 40% of collection hasn't circulated

From: Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:39:00 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
KLINGLER, THOMAS wrote:
> have designed decision processes to move the paper to the recycle bin, the depository, or elsewhere based on state-wide principles of weeding/retention.
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That's the important part. It _is_ important, at least I think so, 
collectively, that some library somewhere (and ideally more than one) 
keep paper copies of stuff like this -- stuff we have online, stuff 
nobody ever looks at, etc. 

But it's _not_ neccesary for _every_ library to keep a duplicate copy of 
the same thing that nobody ever actually uses.

Cross-library state-wide or what have you arrangements to make sure 
_somebody's_ keeping it are the way to go.  I know there's been lots of 
talk and planning around that over the past few years, I don't 
personally have a sense of how well it's working, because it's not my 
area of work.

Jonathan

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