We did not seriously consider dropping our federal depository
status, but the idea was raised by the faculty.
As an urban law school, we get a fair number of pro se patrons,
as well as a few people just looking for a warm place to sit.
We also occasionally have problems with security--stolen
wallets and so on. Some faculty asked why we could not simply
ban non-law school users; we raised the issue of access to
depository materials. The question was asked, why not drop
our depository status? Two reasons: the added cost of _buying_
materials we now receive free, and what we felt would be a
substantial black eye in terms of the reputation of the law
school--"no law school library would willingly give up
depository status; it must have been taken away from them."
So now I'm curious: do others think that giving up depository
status is no big deal?
Jim Milles
Head of Computer Services
Saint Louis University Law Library
millesjg@sluvca.slu.edu
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