Bookless library

A bookless library typically uses the space that would have once been used for books to offer public computers, e-readers and other technology used to consume and produce digital media.

Over the last decade, driven by changes in scholarly communication, several major research libraries have successfully become bookless.

"[3] In 2012, the William H. Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins University closed its physical building and moved completely online.

"[4] In transitioning to a learning commons model, William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, replaced its print media with online resources in its reimagined library.

The Director of Libraries, Kathryn Miller, notes the importance of access to information, regardless of form.