Making the Most with What You’ve Got
Posted by: David Tyckoson
In these tough economic times, there are always more reference books, databases, and services available than we can possibly afford. How do we make the most with what we can afford for our library? What tips do you have to provide the best reference sources at the lowest cost? Have you found new ways of using old tools that you can share with the rest of us? If so, let the readers of Points of Reference know about it.
My tip is to let reference books circulate to your users, which gets them into the hands of those that want them at a time when overall use of print has declined dramatically. This builds good will with users, reduces damage due to stolen or mutilated books, and increases the use of the overall reference collection.
What tips do you have? Please post them here for all of us to share. All good ideas welcome!
