Macquarie University recently opened the technologically minded "New Library". While a lot of the changes have been impractical (books stored in a basement and retrieved by a robot, designer seats that have no functionality,
NOISE!!!) there has been at least one good development.
You can now virtually browse the shelves. This is a great for doing research and coming across books that you may never have known existed without going into the library. If you already have this technology, I remind you that Australia is very far away from the rest of the world. We are a simple people easily impressed.
