A printout from MPL entitled "The New Minneapolis Central Library: How
will it be different?" is appearing in libraries currently. It says the
following:
Collection Now
New Library
Books at your finger-tips Only 15% of collection on More than 50%
on open open shelves;
balance shelves; use of compact
in closed basement
shelving in storage areas
stacks
for space savings
This is much to vague for me. In good libraries, over 90% of the
circulating collection is on open shelves. There are, of course,
reference, rare books, the Minneapolis Collection, microfilm, government
documents, etc. that do not circulate. However, I don't believe they
comprise nearly 50% of the collection.
Would someone from the library like to fill us in with some explanations
here?
If we are only putting "more than 50% on open shelves," (of the
circulating collection) that figure is unacceptable. To mis-quote Walter
Mondale, "Show me the books."
WizardMarks, Central
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