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You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 11/09/2009 07:25:12 PM
Yeah, I don't need it as much because I'm Computer Science. That's definitely true. The only reason people in the humanities need libraries, though, is because the teachers say they need libraries. Don't think for a minute, though, that 99% of the humanities students out there don't write their papers straight from Wikipedia.


Well, that's incorrect for quite a few reasons. Any humanity student at my school who tried to write a paper straight from Wikipedia would fail miserably, simply because encyclopedias don't provide the depth of information required to write anything approaching a real paper.

I also think you overestimate the ability to digitize books.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" Missa Sedai - 11/09/2009 04:00:08 PM 1745 Views
I find this awesome. The Shrike - 11/09/2009 04:27:54 PM 1133 Views
I think this may mark the first time you and I have completely agreed on a subject. *NM* Aemon - 11/09/2009 05:54:49 PM 551 Views
Call me archaic, but... Missa Sedai - 12/09/2009 04:08:36 PM 1097 Views
I think they should have done both. Сталин - 11/09/2009 04:36:53 PM 1506 Views
I thought about making a post, but it would be a poor version of this one. I agree completely. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/09/2009 07:21:29 PM 548 Views
Ditto *NM* LadyLorraine - 12/09/2009 03:39:19 PM 561 Views
I have to go with Tom on this one. *NM* Missa Sedai - 12/09/2009 04:09:04 PM 613 Views
Nicely put. *NM* Rebekah - 15/09/2009 07:15:39 PM 519 Views
I'd be shocked, except that I'm not sure why a HS needs a library in the first place. Legolas - 11/09/2009 06:01:44 PM 1157 Views
Most high schools have libraries. The Shrike - 11/09/2009 07:13:37 PM 1341 Views
I'm not surprised, I've seen enough American movies and TV shows to realize that. Legolas - 11/09/2009 07:23:15 PM 1150 Views
Re: I'm not surprised, I've seen enough American movies and TV shows to realize that. Syrina - 12/09/2009 02:36:33 AM 1261 Views
what heresy Yunalesca - 11/09/2009 06:02:54 PM 1116 Views
I think this is probably a good decision. Aemon - 11/09/2009 06:14:28 PM 1363 Views
For colleges it's a very different story, imho. Legolas - 11/09/2009 06:24:47 PM 1384 Views
Re: For colleges it's a very different story, imho. Aemon - 11/09/2009 06:41:20 PM 1238 Views
You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. Ghavrel - 11/09/2009 07:25:12 PM 1283 Views
Yes. No one writing directly from wikipedia should BE in college. Tom - 11/09/2009 07:30:47 PM 1196 Views
Re: You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. Geniac - 12/09/2009 02:48:34 AM 1084 Views
*gives you a scanner and a keyboard* Have fun. Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 04:57:58 AM 1176 Views
Re: cool, thanks for the free scanner, but... Geniac - 12/09/2009 11:01:22 PM 1318 Views
Right. And how many books have they digitized? Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 11:30:59 PM 1091 Views
Re: About 8 million Geniac - 13/09/2009 02:09:09 AM 1234 Views
The internet can evolve, yes, but it has a long way to go. Legolas - 11/09/2009 07:45:10 PM 1262 Views
They still have physical classrooms, and they're whining about "outdated technology"? Pfft. *NM* Craig - 11/09/2009 06:32:25 PM 608 Views
You say that sarcastically, but for the most part it's true. Aemon - 11/09/2009 06:48:35 PM 1102 Views
You write that and its from the point of view of lecture The Shrike - 11/09/2009 07:15:21 PM 1199 Views
That, my friend, is precisely my point. *NM* Craig - 11/09/2009 07:23:21 PM 573 Views
Appalling. @my - 11/09/2009 07:16:13 PM 1304 Views
Apparently Craig - 11/09/2009 07:22:50 PM 1241 Views
Yeah, you can actually. Have you tried curling up with an eBook reader? The Shrike - 11/09/2009 09:05:16 PM 1205 Views
Keeps you warm better than a book *NM* Hieshyn - 12/09/2009 12:51:04 AM 545 Views
it's still not the same. LadyLorraine - 12/09/2009 03:45:10 PM 1181 Views
Ignorance. The Shrike - 15/09/2009 06:08:15 PM 1441 Views
Just because you're unnaturally attuned to "new" things doesn't mean everyone is. Tom - 13/09/2009 12:59:19 AM 1098 Views
Your post was beyond stupid. The Shrike - 15/09/2009 06:01:11 PM 1167 Views
Re: Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" Angel Barchild - 12/09/2009 01:00:48 PM 1333 Views
I agree, but students going to a prep school probably don't have financial problems. *NM* Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 11:31:53 PM 568 Views
Some Prep School, and some students, hence "Some Prep School. " Joel - 12/09/2009 02:04:38 PM 1212 Views
bah, who needs to learn how to write a bibliography LadyLorraine - 12/09/2009 03:47:32 PM 968 Views
You're telling the wrong person; he has a form he wants them to observe. Joel - 12/09/2009 05:20:34 PM 1213 Views
Not really. Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 11:33:46 PM 1125 Views
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