• function IsOdd():@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That article you linked about 26 loans is from 2011. Do you know if they still do that or they decided to roll it back or something? I couldn’t find anything about it other then more articles from 2011

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      I don’t know if it’s exactly the same, but they definitely have a limited number of loans before the library is forced to buy another copy.

      Here’s an article from 2023 by a librarian with more details:

      Other titles are metered. This is essentially a lease. Libraries purchase a title for time, 12 to 24 months or by checkouts, usually 26. When the terms of the lease expire the item is no longer available and has to be repurchased.