Circulation question

[Andrew J. Mutch]

It can be alarming if, like many libraries, you have a limited budget that
must be allocated for various print, non-print, and electronic services.
If your patrons are using the Internet in place of print resource
products, should more $$$ be allocated for workstation and data line
upgrades, additional workstations, additional on-line databases, etc.
Unfortunately, for many libraries, these are "either/or" not "all of the
above" dilemmas.  I'm sure that those kinds of decisions will be difficult
for many librarians, especially those who do not view electronic resources
as a core element of their information collections.

Andrew Mutch
Northville District Library
Northville, MI


On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Chris Lott wrote:

> >During
> >the same period we have seen circulation drop in a rather alarming
> >fashion, particularly in the-non fiction areas.
> 
> So is your population/traffic count the same? And if so, or more, then why
> is it "alarming"? You're obviously giving people access to the information
> they need, whether they carry that information out in a book stamped at your
> desk or not seems irrelevant.
> 
> c
> --
> Chris Lott -- fncll at uaf.edu -- (907)474-6350
> Instructional Technology Specialist
> Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks
>