Read it and weep. Yet another news media library to close. We have also learned that most of the info pros who worked at ABC in New York have also been let go.

From the Article:

This afternoon, in an email to his staff, David Westin, the president of ABC News, announced that ABC News will be converting its existing research library on the second floor of its 47th street building into a smaller, more cyber-focused “Digital Research Facility.”

“Our extensive, hard copy library filled with periodicals and other materials is no longer necessary in the digital age,” wrote Mr. Westin. “The time has come to re-shape that library to reflect today’s world.”

Source: New York Observer
Hat Tip: D.D.

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