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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:19 PM Original message |
What is your vision for the future of public libraries? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just occurred to me: I have little use for the Kindle, but a public library would be PERFECT for it! |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. That's a brilliant fit actually. I think you're on to something. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Wouldn't Amazon have kittens, bricks and tractors over that? (nt) |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Not if they sold a brazillion of em to libraries at bulk costs. |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. I think there may be licensing problems with that |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Lots of companies do bulk license sales. It's not new, and it's all up for negotiation. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. True, but there's a lot of public domain stuff that can be read on Kindle |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Less paper more data. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. "f you can make a 90 minute movie out of a 600 page book..." |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. On the other hand, a bad movie only wastes 90 minutes of your life. A bad book can waste days. |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 06:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Ugh... |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. LOL! I was only half serious. nt |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. when i was a kid, the library was like my second home... |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. We need to store all of human knowledge electronically |
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abumbyanyothername (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
41. Data doesn't last as long as paper |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. I LOVE the library. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. Regarding text vs audio vs video |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. Libraries are still functional and busy in our community. |
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Tan Gent (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. The future of public libraries is, to put it bluntly, very short. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Nice lawn. (nt) |
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Tan Gent (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Far be it from me to disagree with that sort of impeccable logic. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I avoid one branch after 3 because of all the kids |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. ah bullshit. the library is very child oriented and used by kids.... my kids |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 06:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Sounds like my kids (8th and 6th graders) |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Mythbusters and history channel. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. They're growing in my neck of the woods |
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WCIL (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. Our library is growing, too |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. Even if books go all electronic, libraries will still make information accessible |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. books, always |
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whyverne (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. I tried to do some research lately using the library. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
24. i love books. hubby wants to buy me one of those computer books. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. I like books. |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
29. K & R. Thanks for this topic. I'm very interested in what people think about this. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
31. Libraries must be preserved in every community. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. This will be the only way more and more people WILL have access... |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
32. I believe in public libraries but I have to be honest and say that I |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
33. As a truck driver, I love the library's audio books. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
34. A Bright One... |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I agree. I see the library as an experience.... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
37. More of them with larger collections |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
39. Rows of books |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
42. The public library is dead... |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
43. hopefully NOT what happened to Alexandria or Athens library branches |
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