Do Libraries Really Need Books?

Controversial projects at some colleges move the printed word out of sight

By SCOTT CARLSON

Milwaukee

"I love libraries. Books talk to me," says Madeline M. Wake, dean of the nursing school at Marquette University, who will become provost in August. She likes to walk through the stacks and pull out books that catch her eye. "As I was growing in my education, that's the way I processed...

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