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e collection in the future. Ms. Hildebrand said libraries can purchase check-out rights when they purchase software. When the committee entered its second phase in 1987, it commissioned a special survey to determine the community.s perception of the space that is most important to include in an expanded library. In the responses, more books ranked 79 out of 100 points; study space, 67; story hours, 63; computers, typewriters, and diverse collections, 56; art displays, 45; and meeting rooms, 41. The committee interpreted these results as a reflection of the community's preference to continue and improve what the library is doing presently. Mr. Bennett asked for further explanation of the concept of community rooms. Ms. Hildebrand said the recommendation is for three meeting rooms to total 3,300 square feet. The current policy of providing this space rent-free to any non-profit, educational, or community group would be continued. Users must set up the rooms themselves, and can purchase coffee from the library. She said it would be possible to change this policy, to consider expanding meeting room availability to include commercial and fund-raiSing groups, and to charge for their use. Mr. Bennett said he hoped for further discussion on operating the meeting rooms on a self-supporting basis. Ms. Hildebrand told the council that approximately 25 percent of the meetings now held at the library are training sessions and meetings of City employees. e Mr. Holmer stated his acceptance of the assumed mix of services, given the deferral of a decision on branch facilities. Ms. Ehrman commented that the committee had not recommended space for special collections in an effort to avoid duplication of services provided by the University of Oregon Library. Mayor Obie questioned whether the assumed mix gave sufficient emphasis to the electronic transfer of information. Ms. Hildebrand reported that staff assumed the building should be designed to allow full use of existing electronic equipment and the addition of whatever cabling and equipment is needed if the library moves away from print collections. Mr. Rutan commented that some of the service options not included may represent economic opportunities that might help finance the project. Ms. Decker said that if a complex that houses uses in addition to the library is developed, it would be possible to ask the developer to dedicate a certain amount of revenue if the library is brought to the development. Service level mix was identified by Ms. Hildebrand as another set of assumptions that will have an impact on the size of the building being considered. She reported that the committee had assumed that construction should meet library needs for 20 years and that the bUilding should be able to house the collection adequately at the present per capita level. The ratio at this time is 2.5 items per person. The other service level e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 13, 1988 Page 7