Hi Ray Anne, We will begin discussions about users selecting titles--bad idea?! I also do not order art e books unless they are reference types. Ruth Thomas, Mugar Library, Boston University Quoting "Lockard, Ray Anne" <[log in to unmask]>: > Dear Colleagues, > > Our library system is moving inot what is being called "participatory > librarianship" this year. All kinfds of changes will be made. > Including user driven materials selection and, as I understand it, > removal of reference desks, etc. More purchasing of e-books. I have > refused to purvchase e-art books due to images or lack thereof. Are > any of the rest of myou going through this? > > Thansk so much for your comments both pro and con. > > Yours, Ray Anne Lockard > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about > joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription > maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to > list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~