Librarians Fighting to Save Moore's Law Issue

wambaugh writes "As reported earlier, Intel is offering $10,000 for a copy of the April 19, 1965 issue of Electronics containing Moore's original article predicting 'Moore's Law.' Now it is being reported that academic science libraries are having to make sure no go-getters make off with their copies. At least one copy is already missing from the University of Illinois. Too bad Intel won't settle for a pdf."

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Re:WTF?!

[TIMxPx]

This is a librarian's nightmare. It's so lovely to find pages torn (or carefully cut with an Xacto blade) out of a book or periodical...NOT! The greed of one person - in this case for $10,000 - destroys a reference material shared by all. Hey Intel, why not donate $10,000 to every library which had this article stolen.

I really hope you're joking; that's more than a shovel full of bogus sentiment. I mean, Intel is going to use this magazine for the same purpose that libraries currently do, except that more people will now be aware of it, so don't pretend that this is a valid opportunity for learning institutions to squeeze money from corporate America. I know that everyone is out there sharing and caring about a 40 year old magazine that can now be found in .pdf format for free all over the web, and so is completely useless for the purposes of 99% or greater of the world's researchers. Seriously, why would you need the physical copy of it, unless you're planning a museum-type display, or must test the physical and chemical properties of magazine pages from April 1965?

Lighten up. The truth is that someone nicked a copy of a magazine from a library, and you are aware that it actually happens all the time. It's wrong and is a crime and should be prosecuted when the thief is caught. If librarians don't like it, they should work diligently protecting their resources and stop standing behind the circulation desk filing their nails, as i can tell you from experience most librarians at U.S. colleges are doing.