The very first bookless library was established on September
14 in San Antonio, Texas named BibloTech. What exactly is a bookless library,
It’s basically a library that contains no physical books and currently holds a
catalog of 10,000 e-books. An advantage is to make fewer trips to the library
to check out or in books, but BibloTech still believe that the library should
have a physical presence because it is still considered a key to success. They
still consider establish the role of a traditional l library in a sense that it
is a part of the community and also because it is placed in a low income neighborhood
in which those who don’t have internet access can still come to the library to
read books. The 4800 square foot space looks more like an Apple store or Google
break room than an actually library with it’s 45 Apple iPads, 40 laptops and 48
desktop computers. Members can check out one of the e-books through the cloud
library service which also contains audio books and educational software. So
far, BiblioTech has attracted 7,000 members. Do you think that that actual
tangible books have more value over e-books and should this be considered a
real library?
I have never liked reading articles or books online. I like having the tangible book in front of me. I think this is a good idea to provide a new spin on technology. However, the library lacks history. There are a lot of books that are very valuable within a library. These books cannot be translated to an e-book. With a virtual library, you cannot have these other tangible books that are considered classics.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool I never new about this. The internet and technology is booming and this is another avenue that will create us saving paper and trees and opening up new avenues of books. who wouldnt want to read a childrens book with pictures that you can interact with and see and hear, this idea is going to catch on and by the time we are grandparents paper backs will be gone.
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