A room without books

The Houston Chronicle takes another peak at The University of Texas at Austin, where they did a little housecleaning this summer. In preparation for the school year, UT retooled its undergraduate library into a “learning commons.” Accoutrements include a coffee shop, computers, “software suites” where students can gather for group projects, 24-hour technical help and a center for computer repair. But to make space for all of this, something had to go. So UT removed most of the library’s 90,000 books, transferring them to other collections.

July 27, 2005 by Uncategorized 0

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