University of Texas at San Antonio Opens Nation’s First Completely Bookless University Library

EON: Enhanced Online News: "SAN ANTONIO--The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced today that it has opened its Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library, the nation’s first completely bookless brick-and-mortar library on a college or university campus. The 80-person capacity library, which caters to UTSA’s College of Sciences and College of Engineering students, is a satellite to the university’s larger John Peace Library. Electronic research is central to UTSA’s AET Library. Instead of storing printed volumes, the library offers students a rapidly growing collection of electronic resources including 425,000 e-books and 18,000 e-journal subscriptions. ... "