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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Everything is potentially borrowable, electronically, for those who want to, we'll still...

everything is potentially borrowable, electronically, for those who want to, we'll still have to decide whether we want to put money into metered rates for, you know, a book that doesn't circulate hugely or more for the best sellers, and partly that's demand, and it's partly what's the right thing for us to do?

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everything is potentially borrowable, electronically,
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for those who want to,
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we'll still have to decide
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whether we want to put money into metered rates
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for, you know, a book that doesn't circulate hugely
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or more for the best sellers,
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and partly that's demand,
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and it's partly what's the right thing for us to do?
Duration
24 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
02:48:15
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
So that e-content, licensing purchase content strategy, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So that e-content, licensing purchase content strategy,
So I guess, I understand the temptation of electronic, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
So I guess, I understand the temptation of electronic,
And demand is clearly expanded more than supply, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And demand is clearly expanded more than supply,
But let's go back and say, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
But let's go back and say, you know,
Because of budget cuts from the city and more generally... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Because of budget cuts from the city and more generally...
We hadn't been able to do as much increase - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:21
We hadn't been able to do as much increase
We looked at what's circulating and what's not circulating - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
We looked at what's circulating and what's not...
We decided to take the money this year - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
We decided to take the money this year
So we've set up - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So we've set up
Physical collections that align - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Physical collections that align
Plus, looking at the other 60 sites - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Plus, looking at the other 60 sites
This is part of the service innovation community work - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
This is part of the service innovation community work
And partnering with the teachers - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And partnering with the teachers
So rather than sort of go whole hog - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So rather than sort of go whole hog
Certainly for the more popular fiction for adults, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Certainly for the more popular fiction for adults,
But this is where we're really trying to focus, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
But this is where we're really trying to focus,
What about the physical research collection budget - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
What about the physical research collection budget
Not the famous special collection acquisitions, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Not the famous special collection acquisitions,
I think the questions, are we buying the right things, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
I think the questions, are we buying the right things,
It's, like, from 2008, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
It's, like, from 2008,