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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So we're not just going to buy, you know, whatever is on the street

So we're not just going to buy, you know, whatever is on the street

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So we're not just going to buy, you know,
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whatever is on the street.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
02:47:13
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.
We're actually, we're actually very carefully looking - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
We're actually, we're actually very carefully...
So the big decision there, so I'm mindful of this, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So the big decision there, so I'm mindful of this,
Yes, this is huge. Licensing deals we made, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
Yes, this is huge. Licensing deals we made,
So we got permission for the first time - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
So we got permission for the first time
And that's why it's gone up 300% - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And that's why it's gone up 300%
Now I'm going back to the publishers and saying, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Now I'm going back to the publishers and saying,
So that we can offer in effect, a universal e-catalog. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So that we can offer in effect, a universal e-catalog.
The question will still be, though, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
The question will still be, though,
Everything is potentially borrowable, electronically, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:24
Everything is potentially borrowable, electronically,
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