The future of Gelman
From CBS (via Slashdot):
The UT library is undergoing a radical change, becoming more of a social gathering place more akin to a coffeehouse than a dusty, whisper-filled hall of records. And to make that happen, the undergraduate collection of books had to go.
GW officials must feel pretty damned humiliated. US news ranks UT austin as the 52nd-best national university. GW is 53rd. We lost to a school without books?
Only one thing to do. Yes, I can see it now: seven full floors of Starbucks. It's already replaced one quiet study room; why not the stacks? Out with the books, in with tripple-venti-white-chocolate-mocha frappuccinos!
The UT library is undergoing a radical change, becoming more of a social gathering place more akin to a coffeehouse than a dusty, whisper-filled hall of records. And to make that happen, the undergraduate collection of books had to go.
GW officials must feel pretty damned humiliated. US news ranks UT austin as the 52nd-best national university. GW is 53rd. We lost to a school without books?
Only one thing to do. Yes, I can see it now: seven full floors of Starbucks. It's already replaced one quiet study room; why not the stacks? Out with the books, in with tripple-venti-white-chocolate-mocha frappuccinos!
posted by onlooker at 2:22 PM
1 Comments:
That makes me want to cry. What the heck is a library without books? Can't UT have their coffeehouse atmosphere somewhere like, say, a real coffeehouse? And for that matter, can't GW? What is HAPPENING to the world today? Yeah, social life is an important part of college, but it's not the whole point!
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