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Posted on October 21, 2018September 1, 2020

Why are most librarians women?

At over 80% of the profession being women, librarianship is one of the most gendered professions. Why is that?

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Posted on August 15, 2018March 6, 2019

Yes, libraries have e-Books! But it’s, uh, complicated.

I love e-books! I’d check them out from my local library more often if I could, but it seems like there’s always a backlog of holds for the popular ones. Why is that? Turns out, it’s complicated. Today on Stacks & Facts, we explore why libraries sometimes struggle to meet their patrons’ demands for e-books.

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