tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814306046993354716.post2414329930353284637..comments2022-10-04T14:31:41.219+01:00Comments on The Arcadia Project Blog: The bookless libraryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814306046993354716.post-71499128586192653182009-12-09T00:16:29.703+00:002009-12-09T00:16:29.703+00:00I think the Open University Library could well be ...I think the Open University Library could well be a pathfinder here?<br /><br />Traditionally, the OU Library found it hard to service undergrads - being a distance education organisation, borrowing books from the OU Library never really was an option. However, with the increasing availability of electronic resources, the OU Library is now in a position to become a student focussed Library.<br /><br />My reading of it may be wrong, but the recent loss of a staffed front desk in the OU Library could be seen to suggest that maybe their focus is turning away from the physical and more towards the virtual population...?<br /><br />As to whether they are looking towards providing other services? Well, it was Library staff that did much of the writing on TU120 Beyond Google, the OU's current entry level undergrad infoskills course...Tony Hirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192476380420213082noreply@blogger.com