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No need to be hypothetical, this is an easy empirical question to answer. If you search the Patmos library’s public catalog for “Irreversible Damage,” it shows
by QuadmasterXLII 4y ago
No need to be hypothetical, this is an easy empirical question to answer. If you search the Patmos library’s public catalog for “Irreversible Damage,” it shows that this branch doesn’t have any copies but links to five copies in other area libraries (all of which are currently checked out). My local library , in an intensely liberal area, also has multiple copies.
- cato_the_elder 4y ago> all of which are currently checked out Which kinda means that they should probably carry more copies, given that it's a 2020 book and still that popular. > My local library , in an intensely liberal area, also has multiple copies. Good for them, but sometimes censorship and political manipulation can be more subtle.
- Balgair 4y ago> ... they should probably carry more copies, ... I have no idea how libraries decide on how many copies of a book to carry. I assume they have some sort of metrics or formula they learn in school though. If there are an librarians on HN, can you share what, if any, calculation in done for this?