I'm pretty sure that the IEEE 'Forum' has been online all this millennium. 'Science' and 'Nature' and a bunch of others, also. Still available in print also, of course, but they're the same articles either way.
But your point about the librarians was why I was bringing it up. They not only find what you're looking for, they teach you to find what you're looking for. I don't think it's possible to be a decent librarian without also being a damn good teacher.
Indecent librarians being another thing entirely, of course.
best,
Joel
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I can't seem to access the book. I strongly agree with making sure Everybody has as much access to as much information as they can use; I think there is an argument to be made in favor of libraries as separate and distinct from available on-line information.
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Re: Library, or Internet?
Date: 2014-10-13 03:38 am (UTC)I'm pretty sure that the IEEE 'Forum' has been online all this millennium. 'Science' and 'Nature' and a bunch of others, also. Still available in print also, of course, but they're the same articles either way.
But your point about the librarians was why I was bringing it up. They not only find what you're looking for, they teach you to find what you're looking for. I don't think it's possible to be a decent librarian without also being a damn good teacher.
Indecent librarians being another thing entirely, of course.
best,
Joel
On Sunday, October 12, 2014 11:10 AM, meowdate - DW Comment dw_null@dreamwidth.org wrote:
TellYourStoryDate (meowdate) replied to a comment you left in a Dreamwidth entry "How Books (& thus Public Libraries) Save Lives: Class Diffs, People Potential". The comment they replied to was: I can't seem to access the book. I strongly agree with making sure Everybody has as much access to as much information as they can use; I think there is an argument to be made in favor of libraries as separate and distinct from available on-line information.