Professional Reading Shelf
Public Libraries–Philadelphia
Source: Library Journal
At Free Library of Philadelphia, 20 Branches to Operate Without Librarians
“Faced with staff and budget cuts, the Free Library of Philadelphia will operate 20 of 49 branches without librarians. This decision will allow systemwide Saturday service. The branches–each of which will be open four afternoon hours for six days a week–will be managed by a library assistant supervised by a library supervisor at a full-time branch.”
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Online Research–Law Firms
Source: Thomson Legal & Regulatory
Cost Recovery for Online Legal Research (PDF; 290 KB)
“The shift from ‘purchased’ physical collections to ‘leased’ online research has presented a number of challenging questions for librarians, financial officers, and law firm management with regard to cost recovery. This white paper examines the issues and choices associated with such cost recovery for online research. The paper applies primarily to large and medium law firms; the cost recovery issues and practices of smaller firms may be different.”

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