Abstract
Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community has been digitised and can be accessed in full on this website. All content is freely available on an open-access basis. Serials was published between 1988 and 2011. In 2012, the journal was retitled and is now published as Insights: the UKSG journal.
Highlights
When I last addressed a UKSG conference some ten years ago I reflected on rebuilding the libraries in Kuwait after the Gulf War
I will explore the qualities of academic library space and recent trends in library design
I will touch on the relationship between library buildings and information technology and on the future of the library as a ‘place’ in the electronic age
Summary
Paper given at the UKSG seminar ‘Taking the plunge: moving from print to electronic journals’, Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre, London, Wednesday 22 May 2002. The relationship between information technology, books and people is a complex and evolving one. Information technology has reinforced the role of libraries rather than replaced them. Library buildings continue to be important ‘places’ for learning and research in the electronic age. Creating space with suitable provision for electronic services has become one of the major challenges in designing libraries
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