The link in LIS 2000 in regards to Stanford University's engineering department going (just about) all digital was very interesting. On one hand, it completely makes sense due to the fact that most journals are published digitally now and can be updated much more quickly than print books or journals can. Plus many students now do much of their research online already. On the other hand, I'm not sure I'm post-modern enough to be comfortable walking into an academic library with hardly any books on the shelves.
I think it's inevitable that libraries are heading in this direction, however. It may well turn out to be a very good thing, allowing librarians to work more closely one on one with students and provide them access to the most up-to-date journals in their subject area.
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