Abstract
ABSTRACT Even though many librarians want to think that their communities are unique and that they alone can order effectively for their patrons, mounting research indicates that readers in the United States are influenced more by the media and what is published and promoted, than by local factors, when they select items to read. Centralized selection can be a successful way to allocate additional staff time to direct public service without sacrificing the utility of local collections.
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