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Originally Posted by tirsales
Oh well, librarys just have to evolve like everybody else. Of course - libraries with "real books" will continue to exist. Nobody wants to throw away all those books 
But nevertheless - the future of libraries is digital, and they have to accept this. They cannot just simply wish that nothing changes and everything stays the same ... |
I think this is less and less likely. In my state, several counties cut libraries completely out of the budget (in light of a huge funding cut, where the choice became fire, police versus libraries). As the non-recession recession ripples out, I think this'll become even more common.
hence why I believe that the public universities (and the private ones, if they want to retain any public funding in the form of scholarships/grants) need to be the key in digitizing for public consumption.