I am forwarding this exchange to the list to see if everyone in the museum library world (at least) is meeting with the same attitude. Note that my supe doesn’t mention use by museum staff (although I readily admit that there’s not much of that, either).

Let me know if you have any thoughts. (I did see & am pondering the recent conversation on library book clubs.)

Best,

Unfortunately, yes.  With on-line access to so many materials and very little use of the library by the public it is harder to justify the expense.  This is one reason why it is very important for us to document the library visits and use.

[Supervisor],

Is this a sign of a bad trend in museum library funding?

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