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It's the grand opening of Florida Polytechnic University's eBook only library. They spent $60 million on the joint and not a single print book in the place. Why oh why oh why? In their own words:
"We aim to help students become innovative problem-solvers and high-tech professionals through interdisciplinary teaching, leading-edge research and collaborative local, regional and global partnerships."Yeah? Well what about the problem solving skills involved in dropping an entire card catalogue drawer on the floor and having to resort the dang cards? Indeed, I am that old.
Or what about the memory enhancing task of trying to recall if autobiographies are located in 920 or 921? Dewey decimal system, kids. Look it up.
Don't get me wrong. Ebooks have their place...located in the same room as print books. Now then, just to get that nasty taste out of our mouths, let's feast our eyeballs on some real libraries . . .
Ahh. Now that's what I'm talkin' bout!
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4 comments:
Ew! That sounds like the worst room ever! I love being in rooms with real books, even if I'm reading on my Kindle. This sounds like a suicidal library.
A suicidal library? Stop giving them ideas!
I grew up in a library. I spent nearly every Saturday morning in my local library, gathering up 2 or 3 books to be read that week. I'd find the books I wanted, then I'd read until lunchtime. There was a Rexall Drugstore across the street from the library that had a lunch counter. After lunch, I'd walk home with my books. I can't imagine a world without real libraries, nor do I care to!
Wow....so wrong. What is it, a room filled with computers? I wonder what happens when a student needs multiple references....when working on research of any kind, there is nothing like having books spread out all around you, within easy reach. I guess you can have multiple tabs open on your computer. *shrugs* And I bet it smells sterile and cold.
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