University of Florida removed paper books from the library

Florida Polytechnic University has opened a new library, with chic architecture (Santiago Calatrava was working on the project) and design, with comfortable jobs and comfortable furnishings. True, this library lacks one small thing - books. To be precise, paper books.

Instead of the usual textbooks and scientific literature in the paper, it was decided to use only e-books. And the titles of electronic books in this library, there are more than 135 thousand.
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Access to the electronic library can be obtained from the "reader", tablet or laptop. At the same time, there are printers in the library, so if there is a need, everything you need can be printed. In addition, if a student wishes, he can purchase a regular paper book at any bookstore, and a traditional textbook can be requested at the library of one of the 11 state universities.

As for the electronic library, the Florida Polytechnic University spent about 60 thousand dollars on books, making access to literature free for their students. If a student needs a book, textbook or scientific literature, the student selects the required copy through a special interface, and clicks the book a second time, after which the purchase is made at the expense of the university.



It is worth noting that the experience of the Florida Polytechnic University is not unique: a library in NASA and a medical library at the University of Central Florida in Orlando are organized according to a similar principle. When creating their own library, employees of the Polytechnic University consulted with colleagues.

Via businessinsider