- It is a piece of technology that lasts.
- It needs very little, if any, extra technology to be accessed.
- The book retains evidence.
- Books are true to form.
- Each copy of a book is potentially unique …
- Printed items are consumable goods …
- A book is an object fixed in time.
- A book can be an object of beauty and human craftsmanship.
- When you are reading a book in a public place, other people can see what you are reading.
- The Internet will never contain every book.
Read the full post @ The Design Observer Group.
Published by Michael Sauers
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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