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Internet Revives Public Libraries

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-to-think-about dept.

securitas writes "The New York Times' Steve Lohr reports on the effects of the Internet on public libraries, namely that the installation of Internet-connected computers have been largely responsible for a rebirth in public libraries and increasing attendance, particularly by 'teenagers, people age 50 and older and members of ethnic minorities' as well as low-income patrons without computers at home. According to a University of Washington study, 'A year after computers are put in libraries that do not have them, visits rise 30 percent on the average and attendance typically remains higher'. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - which funds PC-based Internet library projects - features prominently in the article, including the criticism that it is 'a Microsoft marketing exercise masquerading as philanthropy.'"

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  1. Naked guy in trenchcoat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And it provides a good hang-out for naked guys in trenchcoats drooling on the keyboard as they visit www.sexxjuggs.com and www.goatsegallery.com

    1. Re:Naked guy in trenchcoat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. Please Give Credit Where It Is Due by fredphish101 · · Score: -1, Troll
    First they try the vi. vs Emacs topic, now it's back to good old Microsoft bashing. Is this blog site really that desperate for post counts? Sad. I think I have to call it "News for Trolls, Flamebait that Matters".

    And please give credit to fark.com, where 99% of these blog entry "articles" are ripped from.

  3. Everyone knows you can't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    pick up hot young sluts at the library. ;-)

  4. Re:Libraries by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just kill those fucking niggers, or put them on ship s back where they damn well came from.

  5. In Soviet Russia by mihal · · Score: -1, Troll

    libraries attend you

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      That would be pretty cool, actually. (Assuming you meant "libraries attend to you," which is the only way in which a human being can be attended.)

  6. Pure Genius by YanceyAI · · Score: -1, Troll

    I bet Gates started the rumor that it was just a marketing ploy to make his critics look petty!

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