Sentences with phrase «library budgets already»

The reports don't indicate if anyone pointed out that library budgets already impose a great deal of «friction» into the process, limiting the number of copies of ebooks libraries can buy.

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That means libraries are going to become even less relevant to patrons who are already leaving in droves, as they won't stock current bestsellers, knowing that their meager budgets can be spared if they wait to make new book purchases.

At a time when libraries are already struggling to survive within the confines of dwindling budgets and patron apathy, the Big Six publishers haven't been very supportive of library lending, at least in their... [Read more...]

As if those budgets weren't already spare enough, libraries are constantly under threat of further cuts, manpower and salary reductions, and outright closure.

And with library budgets being slashed to embarrassingly low amounts and shelf space shrinking for already cash - strapped libraries, the chances of them taking a risk on an unheard of author were not very high.

At a time when libraries are already struggling to survive within the confines of dwindling budgets and patron apathy, the Big Six publishers haven't been very supportive of library lending, at least in their actions if not their sentiments.

The death of libraries has already begun, according to many industry watchers, and issues like limited budgets, brief hours of operations, and lack of ebook and digital media integration are often cited as the cause.

Rather than replacing the materials and search tools that libraries have already invested their budgeted dollars in, Literati works with libraries» existing materials while growing that content catalog to over 10,000 Topic Pages and a database of over 3.6 million entries, including over 500,000 images, videos, and more.

«The tax on books and the closure of libraries is an attack on writers, bookstore owners, publishers, and students (who are being hit by this budget six ways to Sunday, through school closures, deep cuts to the university, threats to the tuition freeze, the loss of grants, job losses in the community colleges, and a hike in the price of already - expensive textbooks).

After all, these publishers have already shown they really don't care about library needs or the reality of their budgets.

Furthermore, if the reductions are not budget based, then why put the burden on an already stretched out public library system?

Our library has already made a decision — we're not spending one cent of our million dollar book budget with HC.

As noted above, this is unlikely given libraries» already tight budgets.

There are cost issues, of course, that are troubling libraries whose budgets are already stretched.

It wouldn't be optimal but it would be attractive form the budget management perspective of a strap cashed library director and the CEO of Publishing House Y, who has just found a market willing to pay them thousands of dollars a year for a product that requires no additional overhead (they were already going to convert those ebooks anyway and sell them one at a time).

As librarians» roles expand beyond curating collections and involve more work with faculty and more outreach, as budgets and staff continue to shrink, and as more and more books inundate the already - saturated academic book market, librarians will rely on eCollections to alleviate the burden of keeping up and ensuring their institutions can fall back on the breadth of their library's content, and this content extends far beyond the frontlist.

Once budgets are met, library patrons are given the option to purchase books that aren't yet in the library's catalog, or that might already be checked out.

In the days of less constrained budgets, this «just in case» model made sense; lawyers tend to need materials urgently and if the library does not already own these materials, getting them from another library can take too much time.