Mike Widener,
Locus classicus, for your "arguments +/- that digital media are
making the printed book and/or the physical library obsolete" --
Licklider, J. C. R.
Libraries of the future [by] J. C. R. Licklider.
Cambridge, Mass., M.I.T. Press [1965].
see also --
Lancaster, F. Wilfrid (Frederick Wilfrid), 1933-
Toward paperless information systems / F. W. Lancaster.
New York : Academic Press, 1978. Series title: Library
and information science (New York, N.Y.)
-- plus many / too many cites to soo many others since...
Jack Kessler, kessler@well.sf.ca.us
On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Mike Widener wrote:
> I would be grateful for citations to articles, essays, etc., that
> readers believe present especially well-reasoned (and hopefully
> concise) arguments for or against the proposition that digital media
> are making the printed book and/or the physical library obsolete.
>
> It's not my intention to start a debate on this issue on Exlibris
> (others may do as they wish). The only information that interests me
> at the moment is those citations. Both online and print citations are
> welcome. Thanks in advance...
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