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Um, and Melissa rightfully pointed out
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Um, and Melissa rightfully pointed out that in the e book category, the waits are enormous...

Um, and Melissa rightfully pointed out that in the e book category, the waits are enormous to get our e books, particularly the popular novels

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Um, and Melissa rightfully pointed out
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that in the e book category,
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the waits are enormous to get our e books,
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particularly the popular novels.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
02:45:43
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
The backlog is, she said, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
The backlog is, she said,
If one of the ways you want to spend these funds, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
If one of the ways you want to spend these funds,
And what the city wants us to do with the city's money, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And what the city wants us to do with the city's money,
You know, what the bang for the buck is, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You know, what the bang for the buck is,
Ebooks are growing - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
Ebooks are growing
And that the waits, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And that the waits,
We... I mean, we can definitely show you the data, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
We... I mean, we can definitely show you the data,
And because we're going out with Simply E - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And because we're going out with Simply E
And the analysis we did on educators and grade levels, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And the analysis we did on educators and grade levels,
So we're not just going to buy, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So we're not just going to buy, you know,
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,