Hello everyone:
Thanks to Trisha Hartye and a tiny slip of paper that I found to get the
You Tube video with students speaking library quotations in different
languages go to You Tube and enter in Maggie Walker Media Center.
Thanks to Bekah Vickers and Debra Williams the BOOK as a new invention
is as follows:
BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology; no wires, no
electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on.
It's so easy to use even a child can operate it. Compact and portable,
it can be used anywhere, even sitting in an armchair by the fire, yet it
is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc. "Here
is how it works: BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of
recyclable paper, each capable of holding thousands of bits of
information. Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use
both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting
costs. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly
into your brain. A flick of your finger takes you to the next sheet.
"BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting. The Browse feature allows you
to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or backward as you
wish. An optional "BOOKMARK" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the
exact place you left it in a previous session, even if the BOOK is
closed. BOOKMARKS fit universal design standards; thus, a single
BOOKMARK can be used in BOOKS by various manufacturers. "You can also
make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with an optional
programming tool, called Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic
Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS). "Portable, durable and
affordable, the BOOK is being hailed as the precursor of a huge
entertainment wave. BOOK'S appeal seems so certain that thousands of
content-creators have committed to the platform, and investors are
reportedly flocking to the new phenomenon. Look for a flood of new
titles soon."
And.LEARN WITH BOOK
- R. J. Heathorn
A new aid to rapid - almost magical - learning has made its appearance.
Indications are that if it catches on all the electronic gadgets will be
so much junk.
The new device is known as Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge. The
makers generally call it by its initials, BOOK.
Many advantages are claimed over the old-style learning and teaching
aids on which most people are brought up nowadays. It has no wires, no
electric circuit to break down, No connection is needed to an
electricity power point. It is made entirely without mechanical parts to
go wrong or need replacement.
Anyone can use BOOK, even children, and it fits comfortably into the
hands. It can be conveniently used sitting in an armchair by the fire.
How does this revolutionary, unbelievably easy invention work? Basically
BOOK consists only of a large number of paper sheets. These may run to
hundreds where BOOK covers a lengthy programme of information. Each
sheet bears a number in sequence so that the sheets cannot be used in
the wrong order.
To make it even easier for the user to keep the sheets in the proper
order they are held firmly in place by a special locking device called a
'binding'.
Each sheet of paper presents the user with an information sequence in
the form of symbols, which he absorbs optically for automatic
registration on the brain. When one sheet has been assimilated a flick
of the finger turns it over and further information is found on the
other side.
By using both sides of each sheet in this way a great economy is
effected, thus reducing both the size and cost of BOOK. No buttons need
to be pressed to move from one sheet to another, to open or close BOOK,
or to start it working.
BOOK may be taken up at any time and used by merely opening it.
Instantly it it ready for use. Nothing has to be connected or switched
on. The user may turn at will to any sheet, going backwards or forwards
as he pleases. A sheet is provided near the beginning as a location
finder for any required information sequence.
A small accessory, available at trifling extra cost, is the BOOKmark.
This enables the user to pick up his programme where he left off on the
previous learning session. BOOKmark is versatile and may be used in any
BOOK.
The initial cost varies with the size and subject matter. Already a vast
range of BOOKs is available, covering every conceivable subject and
adjusted to different levels of aptitude. One BOOK, small enough to be
held in the hands, may contain an entire learning schedule.
Once purchased, BOOK requires no further upkeep cost; no batteries or
wires are needed, since the motive power, thanks to an ingenious device
patented by the makers, is supplied by the brain of the user.
BOOKs may be stored on handy shelves and for ease of reference the
programme schedule is normally indicated on the back of the binding.
Altogether the Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge seems to have great
advantages with no drawbacks. We predict a big future for it.
And by searching I found mention of the college that had no books but
ended up getting them anyway. It was at ALA!
http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/selectedarticles/10reasonswhy.cfm
There is also a community college in Des Moines who built a new campus
(West) that is without print resources. Well almost.they found that
their cost of copying/printing went up. :-)
And thanks to Jeni Friedland for sending a link to a "book invention"
video clip.
http://www.devilducky.com/media/57946
I intend no copyright infringements just to simply share and inform.
Hope you all had a great Monday.
Thanks,
Margie Culver, Librarian
Charlevoix Elementary/Middle School Library Media Centers
Charlevoix, Michigan 49720
mmmcu@charter.net (home)
mculver@rayder.net (work)
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