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The library at my medical school has never been a better place to work. The journals are shelved in perfect order. The copying machines have no lines. Quiet, comfortable places in which to read are plentiful. The reason: hardly anyone goes there anymore.

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Only a few years ago, this library was noisy, chaotic, and often frustrating — but it was full. For the researchers, medical students, and physicians who once haunted the stacks, the need for access to information has only intensified. But an explosion of knowledge, combined with the emergence of the Internet as the ideal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Lee is an associate editor of the Journal.

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