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Originally Posted by fjtorres
(For the record, what the american libraries do is buy multiple copies when the books are popular and then as time goes on they sell off the extra copies to clear shelf space for new purchases. So they still keep copies of the books on the shelves. With interlibrary loan systems they don't have to keep a copy in every single library, or a warehouse, as long as the system has a few for shared checkouts.)
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My local library has informed me that due to space limitations the will be removing items from inventory. For every book, DVD, CD and audiobook that is purchased one has to be removed. They started with the science fiction books and reduced it by half. Older TV series have disappeared to make way for Hot in Cleveland.
The interlibrary loan system has been a lifesaver for sci-fi and anything else over 30 years old.
This would seem to support ebooks. They are long lasting, however, they are hampered by high IT costs either from Overdrive or in-house personnel.