In the age of Google, why are libraries needed at all? Can students and faculty just find what they need online?
This is one of the most common misconceptions about modern research libraries. In fact, visits to libraries have continued to increase substantially across the U.S. in recent years. In the last academic year alone, visits to the NCSU Libraries increased by 42%, averaging, for instance, over 16,000 a day during April 2009. The NCSU Libraries are the most used facilities on campus, and students say that they are their most valuable university resource.
