http://briancassidy.net/blog/will-we-have-a-world-in-which-the-only-value-books-have-will-be-those-of-the-rare-object-making-all-libraries-in-effect-rare-book-libraries/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:04:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://briancassidy.net/blog/will-we-have-a-world-in-which-the-only-value-books-have-will-be-those-of-the-rare-object-making-all-libraries-in-effect-rare-book-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-13237 Christopher Waldrop Thu, 08 May 2008 19:59:31 +0000 http://briancassidy.net/blog/will-we-have-a-world-in-which-the-only-value-books-have-will-be-those-of-the-rare-object-making-all-libraries-in-effect-rare-book-libraries/#comment-13237 Working in a library I'm always interested in the future of books and print material in general. Ten years ago I attended a talk at which the speaker confidently said that in ten years there wouldn't be a need for physical libraries anymore. While e-journals have really caught on, though, e-books are lagging and print-on-demand services are growing. I think the "thinginess" referred to in the Tribune article still appeals to people. Working in a library I’m always interested in the future of books and print material in general. Ten years ago I attended a talk at which the speaker confidently said that in ten years there wouldn’t be a need for physical libraries anymore. While e-journals have really caught on, though, e-books are lagging and print-on-demand services are growing. I think the “thinginess” referred to in the Tribune article still appeals to people.

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