UT Austin Fine Arts Library

Studio Art and Art History undergraduate Logan Larsen drops off a self-designed zine and a button to the Provost and Dean Dem

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After Uproar, University of Texas Decides Not to Relocate Its Fine Arts Library

Last year, it appeared as though the bulk of the holdings of the UT-Austin Fine Arts Library would be moved but, after a concerted campaign, a plan to keep them on campus was adopted.

Posters outside the Doty Fine Arts Building at the University of Texas at Austin (photo by and courtesy Abigail Sharp)

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The Disappearance of Books Threatens to Erode Fine Arts Libraries

Two major public universities have recently moved to radically downsize or entirely relocate their fine arts libraries, which is in keeping with broader trends of libraries doing away with books.

A student in the stacks of the Fine Arts Library at the University of Texas, Austin (courtesy University of Texas Libraries,

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In Light of Downsizing, Texas Arts Library Faces Uncertain Future

The Fine Arts Library at the University of Texas, Austin, was significantly downsized over the summer and may shrink further as more materials are relocated to off-campus storage.