We are binding our library as we are moving into a smaller space. Today 16 pamphlet boxes (1.5 shelves) were replaced by 7 volumes. Admittedly these particular titles are also on our website, as are all our publications from the past 8 years, but we still need the paper volumes.

Our Director fought his fellow Directors to keep the space & the library, as most of the staff use electronic sources supplied by Cebtral Office library from all kinds of organisations, but our consultants only use our data, & it's not all available electronically.

We have electronic products we've put out in the past 15 years that can no longer be read or used by our long-term clients. Fortunately the data is still available on our databases & naturally our consultants can retrieve it, but that costs money, & why should existing clients pay for new copies just because Bill or someone updates their software & hardware every couple of years?

Gimme a book anyday (as long as I can still access the internet)

SRS - I also print out stuff cos ya never know! Last year I found I had deleted a file at work at some unknown time. It was the list of my CD collection which fits on 7 metres of shelves. Fortunatly I had a paper copy a few months old & Bob Bolton scanned it in for me & all I had to do was check the shelves & add the newer stuff.

sandra