Though I love technology, I’m a big fan of the printed book.
The future will be digital (or whatever replaces digital media), but the future will also need the library. The library will remain as a citadel, where books need no batteries and reading requires no Bluetooth or wireless technology. The spirit of scholarship will always be most at home among books, and the soul committed to learning will always find nourishment in the library.
The Citadel and the Open Space — Will the Library Survive in the Internet Age?
In related news, Helen and I had been waiting for Officeworks to put their nice bookshelves on sale from $199 to $99. This seems to happen a couple of times a year, and we currently need more shelves at home. This months catalogue has the full size bookshelves at $89. At Doncaster Officeworks they scanned in at $55. The store-man said: “We have to sell them what they scan at”! I bought two.
The Schuller library citadel expands…
