Sarah’s Reviews > The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future > Status Update
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I feel like I wasted my time reading the first two (of three) sections…. It’s basically a detailed description of the author’s desire to disseminate academic info. for researchers via e-books… in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Twenty years later it’s virtually obsolete.
— Jul 15, 2023 02:10PM
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Sarah
is on page 109 of 256
In 2009 he says, “Today we rely on digitization , even though digital copies are more vulnerable than microfilm to decay and obsolescence.”
In 2023 I think that is an extreme exaggeration.
— Jul 16, 2023 10:15AM
In 2023 I think that is an extreme exaggeration.
Sarah
is on page 71 of 256
He appears to be focused primarily in academics and research libraries.
— Jul 13, 2023 08:50AM
Sarah
is on page 43 of 256
I’m hoping this whole book isn’t a diatribe against “Google Book Search” (which has evolved into Google Play… hence the “obsolete” info….)
— Jul 11, 2023 05:53PM
Sarah
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War of public vs. private use of books on the Internet: Line clearly drawn pro-open access and anti-private interest.
I predict that much of the first two sections of this will be mostly obsolete.
— Jul 10, 2023 01:27PM
I predict that much of the first two sections of this will be mostly obsolete.
