[lbo-talk] compare and contrast

[michael perelman]

Our library discarded loads of stacks.  Really stupid.  I protested
but to no avail.  The idea is to make the library more like a coffee
shop where you are forbidden from drinking coffee.

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 4/14/2012 5:38 PM, michael perelman wrote:
>
>> Of course.  Gyms, "spiffy" libraries, and fancy dorms are the way to
>> attract students that can pay high fees.  Such amenities are
>> especially good for attracting foreign students who select schools via
>> the web.
>
>
>
> This is a great line.  Even books are consumers now:
>
> "An automated library retrieval system (LRS) will be located in the new west
> addition, freeing space normally consumed by book stacks..."
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