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It's not just the library is buying fewer reference books in print. They are actually removing existing ones, at least, according to the story.
"Dana Zboch, a librarian at the Locke branch library on Yonge St. near Lawrence Ave. says that city libraries are clearing out many of the under-used reference titles it used to hold."
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Well, reference books get out of date, and if the publisher isn't printing new ones, the old ones should go. I like flipping through old encyclopedias for the historical and entertainment value, but I won't want my kids referencing one for research for school.