It’s also relevant when libraries keep copies of stuff, like newspapers. (If I disagreed with that as a solution, it might have less to do with the choice of newspapers, and more with ‘is this just physical media?’ At the same time, it can be hard to tell the size of a digital collection. The presence or absence isn’t clear at a glance.)
Now I’m wondering how this compares to stuff like Library Genesis.
It’s also relevant when libraries keep copies of stuff, like newspapers. (If I disagreed with that as a solution, it might have less to do with the choice of newspapers, and more with ‘is this just physical media?’ At the same time, it can be hard to tell the size of a digital collection. The presence or absence isn’t clear at a glance.)
Now I’m wondering how this compares to stuff like Library Genesis.