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Re: Paperless Stuff
http://www.newyorker.com/printable/?critics/020325crbo_books
(For y'all who keep missing the link...)
What really did me in was about two thirds of the way through he made a reference to archives--which I hope I didn't get quite right. It sounded like he thinks archives are constantly arranging, rearranging, organising and reorganising. <g>
Do folks really think we just shuffle around old paper? Sigh.
I especially appreciated the remarks re: Melville Dewey.
So now I have a little more understanding of why I find paper so "comforting."
Holly Hodges
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