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Karl Miller wrote:
>As a librarian, I can't say that even libraries are always interested.
Well, obviously not. I guess my response clouded a basic fact such as this
with my own bitterness regarding the situation. Libraries have their own
constraints, for good reason. My local public library just moved into a
new building with huge empty shelf space. And their collection is such
that the odds of duplicating any of it, even if I didn't check, is
infinitesimal.
Even in the case of Stanford, the duplications are maybe 1-2%. The
practicality is such that duplications are very unlikely, simply because
I receive only new CDs (for obvious reasons) and institutional acquisition
cycles are slow-moving. The first time I brought material, they were
justifiably apprehensive, but when much of it was material specifically
on their "want" list, I think they felt like kids in a candy store.
Anyway, for the public library, the attitude of the librarian in charge is
such as it is. She had, quite simply, a very dim opinion of me and made
that abundantly clear. Perhaps someone else would have different luck,
even at the same place.
Todd McComb
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