I. Lied Library @ four years
This was an extremely interesting and useful article to read and to have as a future reference. As I was reading I became curious of how everything started and noticed that in the author's references he includes a couple of articles published in 2002 that are part of a Special Issue Library Hi Tech dedicated to this project. I still haven't read them but I know that they will serve as a good case study and example to follow for my future institution. My plans are to create an Archival Institution in Puerto Rico holding Puerto Rican diaspora collections and my desire is to be able to manage the technology needs and expectations of the users.
II. Content, Not Containers
When reading this article I started to think about the preferences of reading formats that I have. When e-books came to the scene I was reluctant of using e-readers or desktop readers to enjoy a book. But I began experimenting and realized that I could manage a balance between the two of them. I have no particular standards of what books to read with my Nook Reader or which ones to buy (except for my profession's books and references) but I was able to try both venues and the results have been amazing; I've been able to save a lot of money too since there are lots of e-books that I can access for free or at a very low cost.
The following is a link for an interesting article about the preferences of reading formats- traditional printed books or e-books-and how couples and families manage their different preferences. I saw my boyfriend and myself in this article :)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/technology/02couples.html?_r=1
You're preference (or lack of a preference) for the type of "container" you like is interesting. Like you, I have a Nook but I can't get into reading with it. My main problem with it is that I would much rather borrow a book from a library when I am unsure if I will enjoy it. Thank you for posting that NY Times article. It was enjoyable and I learned something from it. I didn't know that book store are trying to sell e-books with a printed copy of the book. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I found it very interesting too, I think that's a great way to promote reading and book-sharing as well.
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking myself about e-reader. Being attached to books, I would still prefer to read a book for leisure and might switch to electronic format for professional reading. I think library will balance their print and electronic resources for near future.
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ReplyDeleteI can relate to your experiences with e-readers. I thought I would wait till I was done with this program to splurge on a Kindle, but my boss gave me one last year for my 20th service anniversary. I was so excited! I DO really love it (or I love the IDEA of it--the fact that I can have a whole library at my fingertips, if I wanted to), and I have downloaded and read a few books already on it. The freebies are nice, too. Mainly I've been using it to download "samples" of books I've read reviews on, and that I think I might like to read someday. It's a great way to see if a particular book is something you'd like. But you know what? I am still reading real books, too! Still, I feel I've found a happy medium between the Kindle and the old-fashioned book.
Maggie, I like the idea of using a the Kindle to read sample books. I must confess that I do want an e-reader and like you I believe it has to do more with the idea of having more books but in a single device and to start developing a second library of my own. Thank you for your feedback.
ReplyDeleteLisnotes (I'm sorry I couldn't find your name): I also believe in the balance of paper and digital forms. I totally agree.