[Michlib-l] Reference collection

[Maurine McCourry]

Absolutely. Ours is much, much smaller than it was when I started here in 2000, but there is still a lot that is either unavailable online, easier to use in print, or too important to withdraw.

Maurine McCourry, PhD | Library Director | Hillsdale College
33 E. College St. | Hillsdale, MI 49242 | 517-607-2401 | lib.hillsdale.edu

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For academic libraries, do you still have a Reference collection? We are starting to weed our collection and are curious about other academics' thoughts about reference books-especially since libraries, and how people use libraries, are evolving and changing.

 We are a small business library. We did a major renovation of our space and a lot of our books (Reference and others) ended up in storage. We also lost a lot of room for shelves, so we definitely must weed.

In your opinion, are reference books still relevant?

Rebecca Grai
Head of Circulation
Strosacker Library

Northwood University
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Midland, MI 48640

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