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标题：Are you offering what your patrons want? And are they aware of it?
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作者：Lisa Smith-Butler
期刊名称：AALL Spectrum
印刷版ISSN：1089-8689
出版年度：2011
卷号：15
期号：09
出版社：[1082]American Association of Law Libraries
摘要：Deciding what type of patron services to offer and how to publicize these services are questions that occupy and often perplex many law libraries today. Because the acquisition of information is expensive, libraries are expensive. Libraries, in comparison to other departments, require large staffs, lots of physical space, and large sums of money to operate. In an era of draconian budget cuts, the library is often the first and most obvious place in which to wield the ax, which creates enormous pressure to justify and defend a library¡¯s existence, space, and budget.