Some library numbers down, others up
From the article:
Library Director Melissa Barnard thinks the numbers might show a transition in how people get their information.
“We really do want to meet the needs of the people who are coming to the library,” she said, adding that the library always is examining the balance between print and non-print resources.
“Our (database) searches really rose considerably and what that really shows is people are using the databases and they are an important resource for us,” she said.
Barnard said there also are changes taking place in the technology people are using, with circulation of music CDs, VHS movies and books on cassette tape declining and circulation of DVDs and books on CD increasing.
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Source: Midland (Michigan) Daily News
Thanks to David Dillard for the news tip.
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