Thanks for all the card catalog replies. You all pretty much confirmed my experience, which was that the switch happened sometime around the mid-90s, around the time my class was in junior high, depending on the needs of the individual library.

The reason I ask is this quote from the Voice, Carleton's alumni magazine. President Oden says ( Read more... )

The front page of yesterday's Star Tribune contained an article about college rankings featuring the Northfield colleges. I feel vaguely insulted by it and can't define why, since I do believe the rankings are mostly bunk (and think Carleton went a bit downhill when it hit the top 5). Nonetheless, how about this choice excerpt ( Read more... )