Librarians: I'm sure it works differently in different locations, but if a book I am interested in has 78 holds on two copies, if I add myself to that long queue, will the library be more likely to purchase an additional copy? Or is the number of holds largely irrelevant? I can just wait for the queue to die down.

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@kimlockhartga They will often buy more copies, but if it's ebook they might be more limited. I add my hold either way, because sometimes it helps their budget requests and data.
@mtechman okay. Well, if it helps I can add mine to the queue for the (print) book.
@kimlockhartga May as well be in line, it'll be a nice surprise 😉