id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-13690 Altman, Ellen Public Libraries: An Economic View (Book Review) 1981-05-01 1 .pdf application/pdf 707 45 58 The conclusions-based on mac- roeconomic data about the optimum mix of hours of operation, number of facilities, staff size, number of materials, and the impact of technological innovation in terms of cost re- duction-are not definitive but certainly raise tough questions that public officials are likely to ask and library administrators should prepare to answer. The essays deal with all kinds of libraries-from large academic to small-town public-and discuss a variety of topics, ranging from how to deal with problem personalities in a friends' group, to choosing print styles for library publications. cache/crl-13690.pdf txt/crl-13690.txt