Tax form access

[Robert Sullivan]

>We are starting to enter a big discussion here about tax forms.  Our
>copy machine vendor will be supply reproducible forms, but does not have
>the current forms from the IRS yet.  With that, someone mentioned that
>they are available on the Internet.  However, our computer lab gets busy
>enough with public Internet traffic as it is.

We have some computers which are dedicated to our catalog and subscription
databases.  However, there are some Web sites which we feel are of sufficient
value to our patrons that we promote their use and do not force the patrons to
compete for Internet PCs to use them.

Given the benefits to staff of reduced demand for the reproducible forms - we
charge the same for printing as we do for copying - having the links to
assorted federal and state tax forms would definitely fall into that category. 
(We'll be adding FAFSA now that they're pushing online applications and cutting
back on the paper copies.)

Bob Sullivan                               scp_sulli at sals.edu
Schenectady County Public Library (NY)     http://www.scpl.org