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Library Time

Generally I’m going to be the one to tell you to go online to find anything you need. I’ll generally tell you to use the latest digital tool to get that new task done. I’m the one who doesn’t want a phone call but an e-mail, a digital file instead of a print out, and in general the newer instead of the older. This can sometimes get me in trouble with people who don’t do things like I do. With the proliferation of computer use it is getting easier though. Now, when doing research it’s important to leave no stone … Continue reading →

Traveling Books or How the Digital can Suppress

I’m so concerned with and interested in new technologies that I often ignore older ones to my peril. This semester I’m working on a number of projects surrounding the use/abuse of copyright law as applied to the arts. Since my study isn’t confined to the twenty first century (or even the twentieth century for that matter) it would be unwise to rely entirely on the internet for securing resources and conducting research. This past week I used one of the tools I’d forgotten libraries had the ability to use: mail (and not the e-mail kind). Earlier this week a real, … Continue reading →

How to Learn More About Your Spouse: Reading Together

Among other things, October is National Book Month and Reading Group Month. I know we’re on the very last day of October, but an idea came to me the other day about how these month celebrations could enrich a marriage on any day of any month: start your own exclusive book club together, just the two of you! “In this book I’m reading…” I’m almost done reading The Secret, but I’ve found myself referring to it a lot lately. Two weekends ago I was driving and got a flat. I’ve worried about that happening ever since we moved here because … Continue reading →

E-Book Readers

I can remember in elementary school a teacher telling me that one day we would read books off of our computer screens. Without a doubt, I thought the woman was crazy. Now twenty years later e-books have become huge. A great deal of books today are released in e-book format as well as in paperback and hardback versions. For a long time I had trouble understanding why anyone would want to purchase an e-book. Most of my time reading is spent snuggled up on the couch, in bed, or out enjoying nature. I can’t think of a time where I’ve … Continue reading →

Free E-books! Project Gutenberg and Baen Books!

It’s a paperless society they tell us! Everything is going to be electronic! And it’s with that philosophy we find ourselves in a world with E-books. E-books are very simply just an electronic version in various formats of an existing book or text. One of the benefits we receive with this format is portability. I can carry one or two paper-backs with me pretty easily, but with a PDA I could have 20 with me. Another helpful feature would be the ability to do an electronic search for certain phrases or passages. Writing a report or helping your kids with … Continue reading →