Absolutely. Ours is much, much smaller than it was when I started here in 2000, but there is still a lot that is either unavailable online, easier to use in print, or too important to withdraw. Maurine McCourry, PhD | Library Director | Hillsdale College 33 E. College St. | Hillsdale, MI 49242 | 517-607-2401 | lib.hillsdale.edu From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Grai, Rebecca via Michlib-l Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2024 12:11 PM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Reference collection For academic libraries, do you still have a Reference collection? We are starting to weed our collection and are curious about other academics' thoughts about reference books-especially since libraries, and how people use libraries, are evolving and changing. We are a small business library. We did a major renovation of our space and a lot of our books (Reference and others) ended up in storage. We also lost a lot of room for shelves, so we definitely must weed. In your opinion, are reference books still relevant? Rebecca Grai Head of Circulation Strosacker Library Northwood University 4000 Whiting Drive Midland, MI 48640 Office: 989.837.4333 grai@northwood.edu<mailto:grai@northwood.edu> northwood.edu<http://www.northwood.edu/> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodU/>