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‘Bookless’ library at Stanford looks to the future

Stanford’s new engineering library is at the forefront of a new movement toward electronic rather than paper materials.

Only a short while ago, Stanford’s Engineering Library had 80,000 books on its shelves. Now they will have a fraction of that: About one-eighth of the books will remain.

No, it isn’t the aftermath of a flash fire or an academic yard sale. It’s a window to the future: the planned progression from the written word on bound sheets of paper to the electronic byte. The changes mark the forefront of a movement toward the "bookless library."

An "electronic library" might be more exact.

Full Story: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/july/enginbooks-072610.html

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