As a non public library worker I suppose I can afford to be moral...The
existence of charges for videos and music does not make that charging either
right or justified, It could also be argued that as ALL of the users in the
public library have in some way "paid " for the service- they may have a
right to "choose" not to pay even if they could ,on principle. I too do
feel any system which self selects on the ability to pay IS discriminatory
regardless, quite honestly, of the income generation and the satisfied
better off customers. I don't think either that it would last (as pointed
out by someone). By the way, how long is a "queue" before it is
unacceptable? should the library be specifically catering to best sellers
which by their very definition can be bought by those with the resources
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Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Bestsellers
It's no more and no less discriminatory than charging for videos or CD's.
For
impatient people who can't afford the £15 (or £7 pbk) it's an option to
queque
jump, which if handled properly shorten's the queque for the can't pays=
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