As a future librarian, and one who is interested in the technological aspects that profession entails, I can say that the books should be digitized, however, for the purpose of preserving the original text (and only text) of the printed works. There will never be a replacement for the physical act of sitting in a comfortable chair and flipping the pages of your favorite book, or going to the library and hunting through the stacks for that one book that you've been looking for.
I also think that the digital and physical world (especially in the case of libraries) can live harmoniously. Imagine reading a first edition Jane Austen novel without having to touch the book and potentially damage it. Or imagine being able to patch in the text from the missing page that holds the climax to your book. The possibilities! I think the combination of digital and physical would complement each other in a way that is not currently possible.
That all the porn sites should be on.sex That way, if parents really wanted to keep their kids out of porn sites, all they would have to do would be block the.sex TLD, and it wouldn't be infringing on anyone else's rights to view porn, in fact it would enhance it, since you would be able to type in anything.sex and get what you were looking for. Plus, it's conveniently 3 letters.
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As a future librarian, and one who is interested in the technological aspects that profession entails, I can say that the books should be digitized, however, for the purpose of preserving the original text (and only text) of the printed works. There will never be a replacement for the physical act of sitting in a comfortable chair and flipping the pages of your favorite book, or going to the library and hunting through the stacks for that one book that you've been looking for.
I also think that the digital and physical world (especially in the case of libraries) can live harmoniously. Imagine reading a first edition Jane Austen novel without having to touch the book and potentially damage it. Or imagine being able to patch in the text from the missing page that holds the climax to your book. The possibilities! I think the combination of digital and physical would complement each other in a way that is not currently possible.
That all the porn sites should be on .sex .sex TLD, and it wouldn't be infringing on anyone else's rights to view porn, in fact it would enhance it, since you would be able to type in anything.sex and get what you were looking for.
That way, if parents really wanted to keep their kids out of porn sites, all they would have to do would be block the
Plus, it's conveniently 3 letters.
If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is not for you.