The storage component is three stories tall. There are no external windows. It’s fire and earthquake safe, with human access limited to one set of locked doors. It’s possibly the safest place on the ...

Fred D. White tries to make the case that automated retrieval systems devalue books and reduce scholars’ ability to perform research (“Libraries Lost: Storage Bins and Robotic Arms,” Libraries, ...

Commonly referred to as 'robots', three cranes move up, down, and across the rows of metal bins to retrieve items that are requested electronically. Covering 8,260 square feet, there are 11,328 bins ...

LONG BEACH – How can you fit more than 800,000 books into a room that’s only about 3,500 square feet? The Cal State Long Beach library recently achieved that very engineering capability using ...