From: Ellen Finnie <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 16:46:16 +0000 Hi all, at MIT the community has recently investigated this question of the future of libraries which addresses the questions Joe raises below. See https://future-of-libraries.mit.edu/sites/default/files/FutureLibraries-PrelimReport-Final.pdf And landing page about the committee: https://future-of-libraries.mit.edu/ Ellen Ellen Finnie Head, Scholarly Communications & Collections Strategy MIT Libraries P 617 253 8483 [log in to unmask] http://libraries.mit.edu/scholarly My pronouns are she/her/hers.