<p>What schools have the best Libraries? Possible ones that have good engineering programs also.</p>
<p>I go to a engineering university but the library's suck. I want better libraries.</p>
<p>The big Ivies all have great libraries. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, and Columbia all have massive collections of books.</p>
<p>Too bad all the ivies suck in engineering for the most part..</p>
<p>Cornell University
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Texas-Austin</p>
<p>All of those universities have top 10 library systems and top 10 Engineering programs.</p>
<p>Good library!?!?!?!? How in the world is this judged? If it's by number of books contained, then that's the most ridiculous thing I've heard in my life (other than that Michigan is an elite undergraduate institution).</p>
<p>I judge a library by what kind of chairs they have and by how confortable they are and how good they look.</p>
<p>Actually, there is a field of study called Library Science. People get PhDs in that field of study. You should check it out. Rating library systems may not be indicative of a universty's overall excellence, but it is possible.</p>
<p>Of course, chosing a university because it has a great library system is ridiculous, especially for an Engineer. </p>
<p>KK, there is no need to make this personal.</p>
<p>making sure I have tons of resources is ridiculous. How so?
making sure I have a great atmosphere to study is ridiculous. How so?</p>
<p>One key to finding "the best" is to know how to use the library, interlibrary loan, Library of Congress and yes, search libraries via the internet and use books.google etc. Another key in thorough research depending on your field is knowledge of languages. That is becoming more and more important, not less. With the right tools and knowledge, you can live in podunk and get what you need. And that is changing everything.</p>
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<p>troll more?</p>
<p>oh, and quite the classy representative you are of that illustrious university north of chicago :roll:</p>
<p>LlamaNade, there is nothing wrong with wanting comfortable and well-stocked libraries to study in. I just don't think that libraries should high on the check list. You obviously want a university where you can easily find places to study, but I am pretty sure that most respected universities have excellent study spaces.</p>
<p>If he (youre going to be a he) wants a good library, then let's let him have his library.</p>
<p>I bet he knows that the library isn't the only part of a good college experience, but he'd probably want to choose the BEST school with the BEST library.</p>
<p>No harm in that.</p>
<p>Well, if you aren't too attached to the engineering major, you could head over to Emory. They've got a great library.</p>
<p>"oh, and quite the classy representative you are of that illustrious university north of chicago"</p>
<p>-The school is also in Chicago, thank you.</p>
<p>And, if a person is thinking of transferring to another school based on its libraries, then it would seem to me that he needs to get his priorities straightened, especially since deciding what a "good" library is is completely subjective.</p>