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And while the digital library Tennant has helped organize for University of California-Berkeley students may feature never-before published photos of early California history, Tennant is quick to say that the kind of libraries he maintains are not meant to replace the stacks undergraduates have grown used to.
"Every library is interested in using whatever technology is available to help us complete our objectives," Tennant said. "This has been going on ever since we used the typewriter to help create card catalogues. In a sense, the digital library project has been going for decades."
"We changed the name of our project from 'The Digital Library' to 'The Library Digital Initiative' partly to make the point that we aren't trying to create a new library," Verba said. "We want to create an integrated library of traditional print resources and new digital networks and other...
And from her office in Widener Library, Cline says she is not worried that a digital library would give students the incentive to never venture into the stacks again.
"I'd be surprised if we become totally reliant on digital resources," Cline said. "There's just something about traditional libraries and books."