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Re: Paper Tiger



Oh, but aren't we supposed to be scrambling to put every page and every
image on the Internet lest we be rendered obsolete ?

Best wishes (at the end of a very difficult day),

Thomas Berry, Archivist
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@wcnet.org
http://www.hcea.net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott, Kim A." <kascott@MONTANA.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 1:11 PM
Subject: Paper Tiger


> As much as I hate to admit it, I think that folks like Baker are correct
> when pointing out how libraries may be forsaking paper for television
> screens.  Most librarians I know are obsessed with making themselves web
> literate these days, and I rarely see them grab for an almanac when
> answering reference questions at the desk anymore; they just turn away
from
> the customer, stare at the screen, and start typing.  You hear lots of
talk
> about libraries facing a "crisis of relevancy" in the professional
> literature, all the while while practioners scramble to turn their reading
> rooms into internet cafes...
>
> I guess thats why I'm an archivist......wait a minute....wasn't that last
> week's topic?
>
> Kim "it's deja vu all over again" Scott.
>
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