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Nicely put. *NM* Rebekah Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 07:15:39 PM
Having an updated, advanced thinking library that allows access to newer technologies and innovative ways of accessing information is good. However, to assume that these methods and technologies should REPLACE, rather than SUPPLEMENT, a traditional library, is the disturbing part for me.

Books aren't an obsolete medium that "better" things have replaced. This isn't the light bulb replacing the kerosene lamp. Technologically speaking, a book is more like a live play or orchestral performance. Yes, you can experience the same content more conveniently on a DVD or a music CD, respectively. However, something is lost with that convenience, and no one would argue that live performances should be discontinued (for purposes other than recording DVDs and CDs, at least).

Removing the books from a library is like replacing Lincoln Center with a big television screen and Broadway with a DVD store.
*MySmiley*

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
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Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" - 11/09/2009 04:00:08 PM 1378 Views
I find this awesome. - 11/09/2009 04:27:54 PM 794 Views
Call me archaic, but... - 12/09/2009 04:08:36 PM 792 Views
I think they should have done both. - 11/09/2009 04:36:53 PM 1133 Views
Ditto *NM* - 12/09/2009 03:39:19 PM 409 Views
I have to go with Tom on this one. *NM* - 12/09/2009 04:09:04 PM 446 Views
Nicely put. *NM* - 15/09/2009 07:15:39 PM 362 Views
what heresy - 11/09/2009 06:02:54 PM 781 Views
I think this is probably a good decision. - 11/09/2009 06:14:28 PM 1004 Views
For colleges it's a very different story, imho. - 11/09/2009 06:24:47 PM 1033 Views
Re: For colleges it's a very different story, imho. - 11/09/2009 06:41:20 PM 898 Views
You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. - 11/09/2009 07:25:12 PM 944 Views
Re: You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. - 12/09/2009 02:48:34 AM 776 Views
*gives you a scanner and a keyboard* Have fun. - 12/09/2009 04:57:58 AM 849 Views
Re: cool, thanks for the free scanner, but... - 12/09/2009 11:01:22 PM 978 Views
Right. And how many books have they digitized? - 12/09/2009 11:30:59 PM 765 Views
Re: About 8 million - 13/09/2009 02:09:09 AM 916 Views
The internet can evolve, yes, but it has a long way to go. - 11/09/2009 07:45:10 PM 921 Views
They still have physical classrooms, and they're whining about "outdated technology"? Pfft. *NM* - 11/09/2009 06:32:25 PM 437 Views
You say that sarcastically, but for the most part it's true. - 11/09/2009 06:48:35 PM 815 Views
You write that and its from the point of view of lecture - 11/09/2009 07:15:21 PM 856 Views
That, my friend, is precisely my point. *NM* - 11/09/2009 07:23:21 PM 424 Views
Appalling. - 11/09/2009 07:16:13 PM 937 Views
Apparently - 11/09/2009 07:22:50 PM 893 Views
Yeah, you can actually. Have you tried curling up with an eBook reader? - 11/09/2009 09:05:16 PM 883 Views
Keeps you warm better than a book *NM* - 12/09/2009 12:51:04 AM 385 Views
it's still not the same. - 12/09/2009 03:45:10 PM 849 Views
Ignorance. - 15/09/2009 06:08:15 PM 1124 Views
Just because you're unnaturally attuned to "new" things doesn't mean everyone is. - 13/09/2009 12:59:19 AM 788 Views
Your post was beyond stupid. - 15/09/2009 06:01:11 PM 865 Views
Re: Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" - 12/09/2009 01:00:48 PM 980 Views
Some Prep School, and some students, hence "Some Prep School. " - 12/09/2009 02:04:38 PM 899 Views
bah, who needs to learn how to write a bibliography - 12/09/2009 03:47:32 PM 685 Views
Not really. - 12/09/2009 11:33:46 PM 810 Views

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