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Some proponents of the move claim that Gov Docs sees much of its use from non-undergraduate clients—housing public records, the collection must be open to the general public. But a current research librarian for the collection attests that some 90 percent of his clients are indeed undergraduates. Since Gov Docs provides research materials on national data, students from various social science departments use it as a resource. With usage studies seemingly out of date, and without direct consultation with students, HCL’s push to move Gov Docs seems to have little student interest motivation...
Nancy M. Cline, Larsen librarian of the College, told the Cabot Livingroom gathering that it was likely that obsolete or lesser-used books would be cut from the Hilles collection and moved to other locations...
According to John Collins, a longtime reference librarian at Gov Docs, HCL is operating on a misconception about Gov Docs’ users. Collins estimates that 90 percent of his reference time is spent with undergraduates...
According to Diane Garner, librarian for the social sciences, statistics for Gov Docs’ usage and circulation were most recently compiled in 1993. Donna Koepp, head of the Gov Docs department, says that a steering group is currently being formed to investigate student opinion, the benefits of the proposed move and the logistics of the plan...
There will be a meeting tomorrow in Cabot House for students to discuss the future of Hilles with Larsen Librarian of the College Nancy M. Cline, Associate Librarian of the College Lynda Leahy and the Masters of the Quad Houses...