Dear list,
At Reading we are thinking of setting up a bestsellers collection (multiple
copies of popular titles) and I would be interested to hear from any
authorities that currently have a similar collection. Answers to any of the
following questions would be useful.
Are the books in the collection hardbacks or paperbacks or both?
Fiction or non-fiction or both and in what kind of proportions?
Are the books one week loans, three week loans or something different?
Multiple copies: What is the maximum number of the same title you have in
one library?
How many books do you have in the collection?
What percentage of the collection is on loan at any one time?
Do you allow reservations and renewals on these books?
Overall, do you think it is worth establishing such a collection?
I will summarise any answers for the list
Many thanks
Madeleine Bentley
Reading Libraries
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