http://www.libraryworks.com/LW_Case%20Studies/CS_Bookless-Branch.pdf
A traditional academic engineering library over 50 years old in its present location is targeted for
closure. But the library doesn’t close; it becomes “bookless.” A committee to re-envision the
library develops recommendations to close the circulation desk and transfer the physical volumes
to other campus libraries, but gains significantly more funds for digital collections, a new
website, and an increased role of professional librarians onsite. The library building never closes
and is transformed into a 24/7 research and computing center. The events leading up to the move,
the aggressive conversion to more electronic resources, the procedures and complexities
involved in moving, course reserves, and the unexpected are examined. Communication plans
and a new website featuring a Curated List of Library Resources (CULLR) focused on
engineering resources are presented.
Biblioteca “fără cărţi”. Au mai fost şi alte tentative. Să ne amintim de „cable libary”, filială a bibliotecii orăşeneşri Helsinki, centrul nonstop de informare de la Wayne State University, etc. Până la urmă lângă calculatoate apăreau şi cărţile, mai întâi cele de referinţe, apoi şi altele. Timpul va arăta dacă poate să existe o bibliotecă „fără cărţi”. Ceva va fi. Şi acel ceva se va numi altfel. Dar nu bibliotecă…Doar „biblioteca” de la cărţi se trage…V.O.
