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The article makes it clear that the library still has enormous utility for students and researchers in the form of providing a focused space for study and colla
by CydeWeys 7y ago
The article makes it clear that the library still has enormous utility for students and researchers in the form of providing a focused space for study and collaboration. Those needs aren't going away anytime soon, and no other place fulfills them nearly as well as a library.
- whenchamenia 7y agoStarbucks without coffee sounds like a death spiral to me.
- thekyle 7y agoPerhaps this isn't true for every university, but mine has multiple cafes in our library.
- CydeWeys 7y agoThere's a big difference between a public space like a library, which has no admission price, and a private cafe like a Starbucks, that exists to make money from you. There's a huge demand for both types of spaces, and said demand is not interchangeable. And anyway, cafes are way too loud.