[Web4lib] Campus without a physical library

[Bret Parker]

Others from California can speak to this, I do not want to perpetuate a myth of UC's or CSU's without libraries, but I think there were some articles in the mainstream press that made people want to believe that this would be true of UC Merced and CSU Monterey Bay.  In both cases, as I understand, the claims of campuses without libraries were more than grossly exaggerated. It was probably that planning "hype" spread as though it had actually happened. I know that both these campuses DO HAVE libraries.  Were there other cases where the hype became reality?  I would like to know.

>>> "Susan Hansen" <SUSAN at rochester.lib.mn.us> 11/18/2008 9:05 AM >>>
The New University of Minnesota - Rochester does not have a physical library. They have an electronic 'information commons'.
 
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>>> Wilfred Drew <DrewW at tc3.edu> 11/18/2008 10:51 AM >>>
I believe that was in the California higher education system.  I do not remember what campus.  If I remember correctly a library building was finally built there.

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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Even Flood
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:09 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org 
Subject: [Web4lib] Campus without a physical library

Folks,

I need to track down some information.

Some time ago there was some writing and discussion in web4lib
about a college or university that was planned or built without a physical
library, it was supposed to be fully electronic. I have been trying
to track down
if this was just
1) rumours of being planned or
2) actually planned or
3) actually built.
and, if any of these, where?

Can anyone help me out here?

Even

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