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The paperless office was prophesised as imminent in 1976. Douglas Douglas Brown Editor, Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gwyneth Parker Sent: 23 October 2005 17:32 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Guardian column on decline of the book Dear Chloe et al, The paperless society bit is even older! I seem to remember it was as far back as the 1980s... even before that, perhaps?!!! All the best! Gwyneth George Macgregor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: And of course, recent research has revealed that people (including students) prefer to read from paper and, although sourcing much of their information online, prefer to print much of it before consuming. Books sales are also up quite significantly. From a more recreational perspective, one is less likely to take documents or books to the beach, to bed or into the bath if they require a power supply or use a battery! The observations made by the QCA are, I think, largely correct, but what Mr Fox infers from these observations is highly questionable. Still, nothing like a sensational newspaper article to get the debate going... George ---------------------------------------------- George Macgregor, Centre for Digital Library Research (CDLR), Department of Computer & Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow, UK, G1 1XH tel: +44 (0)141 548 4753 fax: +44 (0)141 548 4523 web: http://cdlr.strath.ac.uk/ -------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and > discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of p.willimott > Sent: 19 October 2005 11:19 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Guardian column on decline of the book > > Me: I read that bit about the paperless office, looked round mine, and > laughed. Our students use books, the internet, whatever gives them the > information they need, and art students in particular need the quality > of image you get in a book, rather than the pixelly stuff on the > internet. > > PatW > > > The death of the book was being confidently predicted when I was a > Master's student in 1996. Oddly I still have the problem of bursting > library shelves and insatiable demand for print books even in so > 'electronic' a field as medicine. My local Borders bookshop is packed > every time I enter, and my home is awash with books, most of which > belong to my partner, an academic in Classics who is also an > insatiable online user (including for buying books). > > And the paperless office? I wish. > > Chloe Stewart > Library Manager (Clinical Services) > Library & Learning Centre > Stobhill Hospital > 133 Balornock Road > Glasgow > G21 3UW > Tel: 0141 201 3357 > Fax: 0141 201 3357 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The information contained within this e-mail and in any attachments is > confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended > recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your > systems and notify the sender immediately. > You should not retain, copy or use this e-mail for any purpose, nor > disclose all or any part of its content to any other person. > All messages passing through this gateway are checked for viruses but > we strongly recommend that you check for viruses using your own virus > scanner as NHS Greater Glasgow will not take responsibility for any > damage caused as a result of virus infection. > > Scanned by MailDefender - managed email security from intY - > www.maildefender.net > > > Scanned by MailDefender - managed email security from intY - > www.maildefender.net --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos