My nephew blogged a whole week in one day, in part because he was on a train without electric plugs. As I fight to find the space in the library, the space in the coffee shop nearest the plug, or sit on the floor in an airport corridor next to a wall outlet, I wonder about a future where access to information is based on access to abundant and cheap electricity.
I spent all day online, including three hours of working at my online job, as well as several hours catching up on reading for my classes; and I love having information at my fingertips. An internet connection and books on my phone -- it's a librarian's dream come true. BUT
I bought my textbooks in the 15th century portable information storage device format -- technology that has worked very well for me all my life [though there is a photograph of me as a 2 year old proudly holding my book -- upside down]. Just wondering. . .
However, I would have a Nook for a present, and I'll probably buy a few for my school library and see how it goes. I know from the questions about how to download library ebooks that I'm fielding, the readers are popular. Will they continue so? Probably. They are lighter to carry -- and so Star Trek! e Reader Sales
Other interesting things I came across today:
Google + Google Social Network beta
and the next thing you'll need if you're cool enough to have a Google+ invite How to actually delete your facebook page
Beyond bedtime. How do people find the time to blog every day? Sometimes all day every day?
I spent all day online, including three hours of working at my online job, as well as several hours catching up on reading for my classes; and I love having information at my fingertips. An internet connection and books on my phone -- it's a librarian's dream come true. BUT
I bought my textbooks in the 15th century portable information storage device format -- technology that has worked very well for me all my life [though there is a photograph of me as a 2 year old proudly holding my book -- upside down]. Just wondering. . .
However, I would have a Nook for a present, and I'll probably buy a few for my school library and see how it goes. I know from the questions about how to download library ebooks that I'm fielding, the readers are popular. Will they continue so? Probably. They are lighter to carry -- and so Star Trek! e Reader Sales
Other interesting things I came across today:
Google + Google Social Network beta
and the next thing you'll need if you're cool enough to have a Google+ invite How to actually delete your facebook page
Beyond bedtime. How do people find the time to blog every day? Sometimes all day every day?
3 comments:
Just read an article about students enjoying the experience of reading a book because it was their only chance to unplug. Of course, it was only one article, but it did make sense. We are all overly connected. Holding a book in hand and turning the pages may be our only chance to interact without a digital feed. What do you think?
This reminds me of a quote from Susan Orleans, "Ah, the smell of a new ebook!"
I know it makes me an old fuddy duddy, but I dread the day when we no longer savor the printed page. I'm still resisting the temptation of a Nook (which is the only one I'd buy, as I use the library so exclusively). I do however use my library card several times each week and devour books on trains, planes and at bedtime. Life would not be the same.
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