>>It's BYE!BYE! to my set. Thanks for the feedback...several people have
>>asked me to post a summary . Of the responses I got, nobody who eliminated
>>the set is sorry. Requests for the 2nd ed. have been none, to very few.
>>Some people have even removed the 3rd already. Three libraries have
>>all editions but admit they get no use. Selected comments are as follows:
>>"..removed 4 1/2 years ago and have had only 1 request.."
>>"..removed it for just those reasons a year ago. I've only had two
>>inquiries about it and when I explained the reason, they were very
>>understanding."
>>"..got rid of 2nd, put 3rd in a closet. Nobody's even missed 2nd at all,
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>>I've only seen one person use 3rd in months."
>>"We sent all but the patent volumes to storage and have had one request
for
>>the rest of the set in 4 years."
>>"..removed both the 2nd & 3rd ...at the beginning of the year. We now
have
>>only the 4th and, to date, I haven't had even one complaint".
>>"..removed it several years ago and I'm considering removing the 3d
>edition.
>>The 2d ed. has not been missed."
>>"..removed quite some time ago...and nobody has seemed to miss it. I
think
>>many attorneys now use Wexis to do the majority of their research.
>>The only volumes we seem to reshelve are from the 4th edition."
>>"..moved ..into firm's supply room...never had a request to retrieve any
of
>>the volumes..but ..will be keeping ..indefinitely."
>>"..storing the first two editions for 6 mos. to a year to see if we use
>them
>>before deciding. We will keep the last 2 on the shelf.."
>>"..discarded ours in August..still have the 3d & 4th, and people will rely
>>on the online services to supplement the newer sets."
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