http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/10/02/library-of-the-future/ Engage. Explore. Discover. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:23:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/10/02/library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-2479 Jnai W Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:35:37 +0000 http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/?p=4205#comment-2479 This is a wonderful post, Jesse! This is kind of a disheartening prospect. Technology is powerful, useful and now readily available to the masses but can it really supplant the tangibility and physicality of books? Also, I really like the quote in Nolan's comment; spoken like a true bibliophile! This is a wonderful post, Jesse! This is kind of a disheartening prospect. Technology is powerful, useful and now readily available to the masses but can it really supplant the tangibility and physicality of books? Also, I really like the quote in Nolan’s comment; spoken like a true bibliophile!

]]> http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2009/10/02/library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Nolan R Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:10:57 +0000 http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/?p=4205#comment-2475 Also from 2004, here's an article from Times Online called, <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article403760.ece" rel="nofollow">"Paradise is paper, vellum and dust: Libraries will survive the digital revolution because they are places of sensuality and power."</a> The article was in response to Google's plan to digitize books. Also from 2004, here’s an article from Times Online called, “Paradise is paper, vellum and dust: Libraries will survive the digital revolution because they are places of sensuality and power.” The article was in response to Google’s plan to digitize books.

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