The Deserted Library

Martin Raish writes \”As academic libraries spend more money on electronic resources, and less on \”traditional\” materials, our students are spending less time in the reading room and more in the computer labs. \”The shift leaves many librarians and scholars wondering and worrying about the future of what has traditionally been the social and intellectual heart of campus, as well as about whether students are learning differently now — or learning at all,\” says Scott Carlson.


Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 November \”