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Comments on Library Removes All Books
It's a radical move, getting rid of all of the books in your school library. Will they be missed? (Read
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| "“When you hear the word ‘library,’ you think of books,’’ Alliy said. “But very few students actually read them. And the more we use e-books, the fewer books we have to carry around.’’
And the more stress you put on your eyes looking at screens all day." (ToothyGoat 9/9/2009 11:58:49 AM) |
| "I'm paraphrasing from the same chapter in Rainbow's End here: 'Part of the library experience isn't in finding what you want. It's discovering something you didn't know was there before.' I have absolutely no problem with digitization. I have a problem with the sterilization of libraries en masse. I have a better library reading experience shopping at Barnes & Noble. I enjoy shopping at Amazon.com, but the day that brick & mortar bookstores go belly up, I'll slit my throat." (Joey1058 9/9/2009 12:17:12 PM) |
| ""But very few students actually read them."
i'd have to disagree with that. i still read books. :/" ( 9/9/2009 3:36:20 PM) |
| "ToothyGoat - you're right. Even the highest resolution screens today lack the contrast of paper. Most usability specialists still agree that overall, people will read less on a screen than they will on paper simply because of fatigue. And Joey1058, beware the day they get rid of bookstores. The commonplace paper book is a highly evolved piece of technology; we have a lot of reasons to like them. Not the least of which is that they are the best means for archival storage of text - and they are very resistant to tampering. See Kindle Orwellian Nightmare Comes True for more." (Bill Christensen 9/10/2009 11:27:37 AM) |
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