University Library to Make Changes Some of the library's books are used only infrequently.Beginning next semester,booksthat have not been borrowed in the past five years will be removed from the library shelves.According to thehead librarian,the goal is to create space for new books that the library expects to acquire in the future. The removed books will be digitized-their pages will be scanned and made availableelectronically through the library's Web site.Students who wish to access these books for any reason will be able to view thecomplete text easily on a computer.
Now listen to two students discussing the article
Male student: Did you see this article about the library,Sue?
Female student: Yeah, I think it’s about time they did something like that.
Male student: Oh, yeah?
Female student: Yeah, I mean, I worked at the library last year.
Male student: Yeah, I remember that. You were shelving books or something,right?
Female student: Right, and I have to say that the shelves were all getting pretty crowded, pretty packed with books, the librarians complained about it a lot, actually.
Male student: So, there was actually a problem.
Female student: Yeah, in fact there were piles of books stacked insome of the librarians'offices, new shipments of books that the university had bought. But we didn’t have room for them, so they didn’t go out on the shelves right away, which is kind of a shame since someone might be able to use them.
Male student: Yeah, this seems like a practical move then.
Female student: Yeah! And it’s the great idea to give us, online access and I actually think students will find it easier to use this book's now because you won’t have to go to the library or carry those books around. You can just sit in your dorm room and read.
Male student: That's true.
Female student: I kind of wish they do with all the books to be honest, it would make things a lot easier.
Male student: Well, maybe someday.
The woman expresses her opinion about the plan described in the article. Briefly summarize the plan. Then state her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
In the announcement, the university decides that beginning next semester, books that have not been borrowed in the past five years will be removed from the library shelves.
The woman in the conversation is all for it.
First, shelves in the library are overcrowded and packed with books, which is complained a lot by the librarians. Piles of books are stacked in the librarians’ offices, because there is no room on the shelves for new books. It’s a shame that students don’t have access to these new books.
Second, it’s good for the library to provide online access to books, which makes things a lot easier. If books are digitized, students don’t need to go to the library and carry the physical books around. Instead, they can just sit in the dorm room and read whatever books they want.
