Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of the East Library

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete UE Main Library, no consensus (default to keep) for University of the East Library. Sandstein 15:09, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

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also including UE Main Library in the nomination. Contested prod. Library of no notability or distinction to justify one, let alone two, seperate articles to be split out of the university article Nuttah68 19:35, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Both are daughter articles of University of the East. To delete them would defeat the purpose of these type articles. In addition, a quick look at Category:Academic libraries shows precedent for such articles. As academic libraries, they are inherently notable. -- AuburnPilot^talk 19:39, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

• Comment some academic libraries are notable, but the existence of a category does not mean all are anymore than Category:People from Toronto makes everyone in Toronto notable. Nuttah68 10:49, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

• You're right, a category doesn't make it notable. It is merely an example of how many other similar articles are here on Wikipedia. If you read my comment, it says this shows precedent. -- AuburnPilot^talk 14:23, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

• Delete UE Main Library and Weak Keep University of the East Library. Given the size of the main article, a merge doesn't seem like a good option, and I'm willing to buy that the library is important enough to the university to deserve some coverage (although I do think that the library article is rather bloated, as it stands, and it needs independent sources to fully establish notability). However, the nominator is correct in that there's no reason for two articles to exist here, especially since UE Main is basically cut and pasted from the other article. I would recommend a severe edit of the University of the East Library article, but that falls under cleanup. Shimeru 20:38, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete UE Main Library and Conditional Keep University of the East Library as per Shimeru. Wikipedia is not a campus information directory - besides the duplication issue that Shimeru raises, I also agree with the need for a severe cutting down of the University of the East Library article, which has much unencyclopedic and redundantly obvious content e.g."The primary mission of the University Library is to support the teaching, research, learning, extension service, and cultural endeavors of the University community. The general objective is to provide adequate, timely, and relevant information resources and innovative services that support the full spectrum of teaching, learning and research needs of the University.";"The Computer Science Library allows students access to the growing collection of computer science materials, at the same time allowing them to charge out materials for home use.";"Another special feature is a browsing area where clients can relax on comfortable seats with any of a large collection of well-selected and attractive books.". Most of the article has this content style/tone. Bwithh 20:45, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete both. Come on now, they're just university libraries. Are we going to have articles on every college library? They have books and other academic materials for students to use for research. They probably are partially funded by endowments. This is common sense and does not require an article. What's next, articles for each dormitory of every college? These libraries don't appear to be notable as far as libraries are concerned. They function like any other college library, therefore they don't need to have an article. --The Way 06:52, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

• Comment. I'm with you on this. The main University of the East already mentions that the university has academic libraries at x, y and z (with picture). There is nothing in these two articles that requires merging so deletion will not cause the main article to grow. Nuttah68 10:23, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Reads like a campus directory. Not enough independent evidence of its notability. Edison 20:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.