The tomb of tomes

In West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, a giant warehouse "is being meticulously constructed to house things that no one wants," reports Stuart Jeffries in the Guardian. "It will house books, journals, and magazines that many of us have forgotten about or have never heard of in the first place."

By statute, the British Library must receive a copy of everything published in the UK each year. This includes an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 books each year, as well as 150,000 monographs. The storage logistics are monumental, and digital copies won't replace print copies anytime soon. Is the notion of the copyright library, which retains copies of everything published, really sustainable in the 21st century? To learn more, read the full article.