Havard Announces It Will Reorganize Its Library System

Harvard University announced yesterday a sweeping overhaul of its labyrinthine library system, including the consolidation of services, the shuffling of many of its 900-plus employees, and offers of buyouts to others.Details will be finalized over the next few weeks, but the changes will affect staff at every level, provost Alan Garber said in a statement. With 73 semiautonomous branches, the library is the world’s largest academic collection, a point of pride at the school. But its size and structure have held back efforts to adapt to digital technology and the increasingly high cost of academic journals. Read more:
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/articles/2012/02/11/harvard_plans_to_consolidate_libraries_shuffle_employees/