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A 1982 study at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, concerning the use of gift books in 2 separate parts of the collection, both the PS 3537-PS 3545 section (American literature, 1,039 nongift books and 104 gift books) and the QC 6-QC 75 section (physics, 1,023 nongifts and 16 gift books) showed thatgift books tended to be older than nongift books. For example, in the PS section 375 (36.1%) of the nongift books had been published after 1970 compared to 11 (10.6%) of the gift books; in the QC section 380 (37.1%) of the nongift books had been published after 1970 compared to 2 (12.5%) of the gift books.                    (Source)

        Ibid…. showed thatgift books tended to be old when given to the library. For example, in the PS section 68 (65.4%) of the gift books were over 20 years old when given to the library, while of the PS and QC sections combined, 105 (87.5%) of the gifts were over 10 years old when given to the library.                       (Source)

Dr. David Kohl

 "Libraries in the digital age are experiencing the most profound transformation since ancient Mesopotamian scribes first began gathering and organizing cuneiform tablets."

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