(25 August 2015, Austin, Texas) Entering freshmen enrolled in the new biomedical sciences degree program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will never have to buy a traditional textbook. Instead, their course materials will be delivered to them on iPads, which they’ll receive at orientation on 26 August 2015. And that’s just the…
(7 August 2015) The University of Michigan’s $55m renovation of the Taubman Health Sciences Library brings a range of new spaces and functions, but no books. The new library features state-of-the-art technology, a wide range of small and medium-sized classrooms, spaces for students from a variety of disciplines to work together and a floor dedicated…
(21 August 2014) Designinglibraries.org reports on a story in Library Journal about the growing number of bookless libraries, in this case the library of Florida Polytechnic University. The library has a staff of six. Instead of print and paper students access electronic books, journals and databases. More at designinglibraries.org with a link to the story…
(25 May 2013) The Digital Public Library of America quoting the BBC reports: “The first purpose-built ‘bookless’ public library is due to open in Texas later this year and in the US capital, the first virtual reading room replaces books with computers and smart technology. Some of the nation’s most famous institutions are also collaborating in…
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