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In article <Bz0M7u.KxK@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> cfkfb@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Karl Bridges) writes:
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>  There is a move afoot here to allow circulation of reference
>materials.
>Currently we only allow faculty to have selected items for three
>hours for "show and tell".  The suggestion has been made to
>liberalize this policy.  We, here in reference, feel that this is
>a BAD idea.  What are your policies? experiences?

I am not a librarian (in school to be one, though), but here's one student's
perspective:

The main library at U.T. Austin is huge (something like 6th largest in North
America), and, therefore, somewhat chaotic. The ONLY items we are guaranteed
of locating are in reference.  

I cannot imagine going to retrieve a copy of, say, the MLA style manual for
research papers, and discovering that it has been checked out.  Or looking
for some figures in _Statistical Abstracts_ only to find out that I have to 
wait.

If your department goes through with this plan, you will likely have many
unhappy people on your hands.

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