PHILADELPHIA, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubellis' Ann Barolak, AIA, Principal of Architecture in the Philadelphia, PA office, will be speaking at the NACUBO 2007 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA on the topic: Are Academic Libraries Still Relevant? The talk is scheduled for Tuesday, July 31st, beginning at 1:15pm.

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In an age of ubiquitous electronic media, many questions arise regarding academic libraries: Why maintain a library if students can do all their research on their laptop? Why would students go to a library when they have access to the Internet in their dorm rooms? How much longer will we have books on shelves, and will print collections grow or shrink over time? This session will explore how the role of the traditional library is changing, and why libraries that do not keep up with changes in learning styles and access to critical amenities will not be used by students.

Join Ann, Design Architect of the New Library, The College of New Jersey, and fellow guest speakers Jay Lucker, Library Building Consultant, and Taras Pavlovsky, Dean of the Library, The College of New Jersey, as they discuss the significance of academic libraries as the "intellectual heart" of campus.

For more information on how to register for this and other concurrent sessions being presented at the NACUBO 2007 Annual Meeting, please visit www.nacubo.org

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