Jane

5 years on this campus and I only just now realized that our university library has no books 🤔 I guess it hasn't been a problem if I'm only now just noticing but it's a rather odd realization about the nature of digital scholarship

(allegedly there are some books in the basement, maybe? but all 4 floors of the main library are devoid of both books and computers)

Apr 6 at 5:30pmWeb
Show threadDougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)4d ago

@janeadams
Printed books are not obsolete, they have their points, despite the space they take up.

And I know for a fact that not all have been converted to ebook.

It's barely conceivable that Northeastern converted all of *their* collection to ebook form -- but I strongly, strongly doubt it.

So that's very weird, even though, yes, many prefer ebooks.

Show threadLydia Schoch4d ago
@janeadams That is so odd.
Show threadKen Butler4d ago
@janeadams what are the four floors full *of*, if not books or computers?
Show threadJake K4d ago
@nxskok @janeadams Yeah is it just like....a lounge or something?
Show threadJane4d ago
@checkmite @nxskok yeah it’s all just couches, cubbies, study rooms, and plants. A few printers 🤷‍♀️