Alas the move to virtual. I am old enough to prefer actual, physical books, even if a single volume copy of 'Lord of the Rings' is unwieldy to hold for long!
Having studied the area of Information Science - basically how to catalogue stuff, then how to re-access it, nearly all virtually - I know how easy it can be to totally lose it.
Mind you, having worked in a real library, with lots and lots of real BOOKS, I know how easy it is to 'lose' books by mis-shelving them. Though an ongoing shelf-watch programme should sort that, eventually.
As for library redesign - all open space, electronic access and spaces for exhibitions. Ok, so some of the exhibitions are interesting, but how can you stumble across new and different books if you can't actually see them, pick them up and browse? Ah well, I daresay our grandchildren will wonder what the fuss was about!
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Having studied the area of Information Science - basically how to catalogue stuff, then how to re-access it, nearly all virtually - I know how easy it can be to totally lose it.
Mind you, having worked in a real library, with lots and lots of real BOOKS, I know how easy it is to 'lose' books by mis-shelving them. Though an ongoing shelf-watch programme should sort that, eventually.
As for library redesign - all open space, electronic access and spaces for exhibitions. Ok, so some of the exhibitions are interesting, but how can you stumble across new and different books if you can't actually see them, pick them up and browse? Ah well, I daresay our grandchildren will wonder what the fuss was about!