I read the article, as well as the couple comments below it and one really resonated. While it seems as if everyone has a updated computer, tablet, etc, not everyone does because not everyone can afford one. Our family of 5 currently shares a single computer because we cannot afford more. While we migtht save up for an extra computer, what about the family with far more limited resources? The comment made at the end of the article suggested that those without the means for technology might love to read at home, but would be out of luck should all reading material be converted to digital form. Tablets might be lent out, but small libraries in small communities like mine can't possibly afford even to offer ebooks, let alone to invest in tablets. I see a disturbing class divide here for basic access to knowledge.
Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Library Kalamazoo MI rhaus_...@yahoo.com >________________________________ > From: Emily Goldberg <exgoldb...@gmail.com> >To: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu >Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:39 PM >Subject: [ha-Safran] Bookless libraries > > >An interesting article: > > >http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/bookmarks/2013/01/libraries_go_mostly_bookless.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2 > > > >Is this the future for Jewish libraries, particularly synagogue libraries? > > >Emily Goldberg >Mowshowitz Library >Hillcrest Jewish Center >Flushing, NY >exgoldb...@gmail.com >__ >Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author >and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) >================================== >Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: >Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu >To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu >Ha-Safran Archives: >Current: >http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >Earlier Listserver: >http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >AJL HomePage http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ >-- >Hasafran mailing list >Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu >https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > >
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