Sunday, February 17, 2013

It's not what a library stocks, it's what it shares

10:52 AM | Posted by ProJ | | Edit Post

The first digital library in the United States only raises fundamental questions about the purpose of a wider library

The city of San Antonio, Texas, recently announced that the first public library fully digital in the United States will open in Bexar County later this year: a library that does not contain a single book. The facility, which is part of a planned statewide called BiblioTech without books is inspired by an Apple store instead of a traditional library, but retains all the important features over 100 e-readers available loan, over 10,000 ebooks - and visitors can bring their own devices, as

Ebooks
and libraries are not always mix well. Many libraries are still an ebook borrowed "out" (and therefore not available for other readers), just like a paper book, in spite of the infinite reproducibility electronic copy. Others insist readers visit the current building to download and "check-out" ebooks. In 2011, HarperCollins tried to clarify their ebooks could be borrowed 26 times. After this, the file will self-destruct, according to the belief that it is the average lifespan of a worn and torn copy of loans.
  • There are obvious problems with the application of the traditional model of library e-books, but there are very good reasons to keep libraries. They are not only places to read books are public spaces that offer a range of services. These are essential for low-income individuals and beneficial to all, and to adapt to different roles. Amsterdam Central Library, a magnificent building, the largest of its kind in Europe, opened in 2007, and stresses the library as a space to work, think and connect. Books, while abundant, could be secondary here. All the work is done by the Internet - distributed on the floor after floor office well lit and well connected and comfortable chairs - as with the collection
But there is no online equivalent of public space, which is very sensitive to corporate control and technocratic institution if the physical remains essential. Library without books is not a contradiction in terms, but a continuation of the central objective of the library, access to knowledge and information, and a public statement about the value of this access.




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