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Thinking about the comment below, I recently heard someone state: "The Internet
is like a library." (People always have to speak in past metaphors to explain
new products). After further reflection, I thought, "No, the Internet is much
more dynamic then a *library*, it is more like a **Library Media Center**."
>From: Jean Townes <townesj@PEAK.ORG>
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 20:49:25 -0800
>Wonderful as it is the Internet is not the only resource out there. I
too get disturbed at hearing people promote it as the only information
resource and how if you have it you will never need a library again. I
just had a disagreement with a high school teacher who was asserting that
in 20 years the whole library of congress collection would be on the
Internet. And this past summer in a six week class with other teachers I
watched a couple be really excited about the six pictures of crystals
they found at one site. Yes, they were neat pictures, yes they could
also have been conveniently accessed at home, but even in my very poorly
furnished library I have a book with MANY beautiful photographs of
crystals. Sometimes the Internet has what you need and sometimes a book
works better.... And the future is out there and all may change but I
still don't think the WHOLE LC collection is going to ever be digitized....
Rob Darrow
rdarrow@cello.gina.calstate.edu
Library Media Teacher
Alta Sierra Intermediate School
Clovis, CA
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