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Monday, November 8, 2010

A Library Designed for the Post-Print Era

Stunning!
"A Library Designed for the Post-Print Era." Fast Company /
New York: Fast Company Design Online, October 26th 2010.

"Instead of stacks, the place is littered with workspaces. And instead of lending bureaus, it’s got a so-called red room: a space filled with more than 100 plastic red crates, where students can pick up books they requested online. (The university’s physical collection is stored in various closed repositories and book depots.) (Which is all well and good for collaboration, but what about making out in the stacks? Sigh.)"