College library rankings

kyledavid80
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:04:55 +0000

it depends on what you are measuring



As I said before, I’m looking for breadth and depth, not just neat first-edition collector’s items. :rolleyes:



But, since these huge collections are being digitilized anyway, we will one day all be able to access them.



a) Not all is allowed to be digitized, b) “one day” is a long time away, c) see the above posts re: the value of a physical library



UT’s collection doesn’t interest you any more than a museum would, but, to scholars needing to study the original manuscript



I can’t really see why the original manuscript would ever be “necessary,” unless they’re studying the physical properties of the piece. It’s the words and ideas behind the piece that matter; the paper and the ink are just the medium.



Obviously, HYP and other schools have the resources to compete for these manuscripts, but it seems they haven’t chosen to allocate their resources that way.



So they see more value in spending their money in other areas of effort. Imagine that. ;)