Showing posts with label U of T rare books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U of T rare books. Show all posts

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Thinking Outside of the Box

There was an interesting article in the newspaper recently that I wanted to share with you.  The University of Toronto has a library containing very rare books which were being destroyed over time by condensation.  The problem was put to some first year students after being told by the experts that the only solution might be to move the delicate books and insulate the building properly.  The first year engineering students put forth the idea of coating the building with insulation from the outside!  The library has chosen to implement an altered version of their plan.  This is truly thinking outside of the box!