D Richard M. Dougherty asked on October 3 in libadmin listserv how funding could be secured for him to support technology. One academic librarian expressed concern that he could only replace one quarter of his technology infrastructure while he needed to replace one third. It is about dollars and not decency.
Every step forward has to be sustained.
Technology expenditures should be treated as a utility rather than a one shot capital expenditure. Libraries simply can't afford to give up books or staff in order to buy computers. That is a very important question. It isn't just a management issue, but an intellectual freedom issue. The demand for books and bytes have put public libraries under extreme pressure.