With a lot of information available electronically, why do we need to renovate and expand or build a new Library?
More sources are becoming digital, but not all sources will be digitized. Also, the library is more than a collection of books and electronic resources. The library is a “place,” with many uses and purposes. Sam Demas, library director at Carleton College, noted that the renowned ancient library at Alexandria was not merely a storehouse of literature, but a center for arts and inquiry. As academic libraries reinvent themselves in the 21st century, they can find inspiration in the Alexandrian model.
