DS
- > Should we panic that our libaries lack scrolls? Can you imagine a good
- > library without any scrolls? What about tablets (the small clay ones with
- > squiggling staff scratched on them - probably what Avraham used to use)?
- >
- > Aaron
- >
- > This is not an official policy statement from my employer (which, BTW,
- > does have both scrolls and tablets though we do lack native speakers of
- > sumerian to help catalog them).
- >
- >
- > On Wed, 23 Jan 2013, Rachel Haus wrote:
- >
- >
- >> 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
- > [email protected]
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