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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Do people still use the library? I thought the internet, tablets, ibooks etc solved all of that. If you want the latest book usually the library doesn't have it. Even if they get a copy it's signed out and you need to get in line and hope the other users return it on time.
I guess it's a good place to study or for the homeless to sleep.
Libraries seem antiquated, a thing of the past. Not sure why we're pouring so much money into it.
How many people do you know with a library card?
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I think the better thing to call it is a research center. "Library" connotes a singular offering - books. However, nowadays, they are so much more - Internet, collaboration spaces, DVD rentals, old film reels, academic database access, there is a need for these things.
As a point of reference, the Taylor Family Digital Library at the U of C was designed to take libraries into the future. They even have a library of video games, one of the first of its kind in North America.