Library Without Computer Systems

BibiloTech in Bexar County, Texas, is the nation's only bookless public library. quotI told our people that you need to take a look at this. This is the future. If you're going to be building new library facilities, this is what you need to be doing.quot BuzzFeed Staff

There are other advantages in having only ebooks. The archive consists of about 135,000 ebooks, and funds are available for acquiring, on demand, new e-texts that are not present yet in the library in a physical library with shelves and pyles of volumes, to have such a richness and amount of books would not be possible - and next to that, search and retrieval of information would be certainly

In 2002, Arizona's Tucson-Pima public library system opened a branch without books, the first in the U.S. to attempt an all-digital existence. But just a few years later, the library phased in

In calmer times, public library systems offer a staggering array of programming that goes well beyond the books-and-story-time model many of us remember from our childhoods. For many teens and adults, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds or without computer access at home, the local branch also functions as an on-ramp to the

quotThanks to the internet, we no longer need libraries or librarians.quot You most likely hear some variation on that theme pretty regularly. Sixteen years ago, American Libraries published Mark Y. Herring's essay quotTen Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Libraryquot April 2001. Technology has improved exponentially since thensocial media didn't even exist yet.

The rendering of this new media center showed a bright sunny room without books, computers, individual places to study or library personnel. The new media center was basically an atrium with large

A digital bookmobile. In 2012, the William H. Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins University closed its physical building and moved completely online. quotWe've looked at the trends and seen that use of the building has gone down, the circulation of paper material has gone down, at the same time we've seen very large increases in the use of online materials,quot said the library's director

Libraries must prioritize secure systems to protect patron privacy while providing digital services. Redefining the Library Experience. Libraries without books are not simply about replacing shelves with screens. They represent a broader shift in how libraries serve their communities. Here are some ways bookless libraries are redefining the

The idea seems to be successful in San Antonio, and a comparable library without books called Do Space opened in 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska.. Do Space is a non-profit community center. It offers 219 desktop computers, a printing station with 3D printers and a 3D scanner, a laser cutter, comfortable lounge chairs, private conference rooms fitted with touch screen technology, and free WiFi.

Today, there are about 120,000 libraries in America, but their golden age has long since passed. Only 48 percent of all Americans over 16 years old stepped foot into a library in 2013, down from 53 percent in 2012. Twenty-four percent of Americans didn't read a single book in 2013. There are a lot of reasons for that decline but the downward trend has inspired cities and librarians