Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Date: 10 Jan 2025 00:09:00 GMT Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <1819078b4e833630$34272$1948878$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net IiBw6cvsageZUPUVSawcvwsHa4QfRvjzfqe2z8TgQB5gQz94Ww Cancel-Lock: sha1:EoOiI/Ha2flSv9Yv5J2Rj+Bql6E= sha256:eO//MOjxHj0CsWAdtmiiSLJpLS6Xow/4vEsSF2sYMR4= User-Agent: Pan/0.155 (Kherson; fc5a80b8) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:683556 On Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:59:03 +0000, Farley Flud wrote: > But the local library is not the best source for books, i.e. > e-books (all books nowadays are e-books). The local library has a large digital collection. There is an app, libby, that allows you to search the collection and download the books. Some go directly to the libby app, others are routed to your kindle via Amazon. https://libbyapp.com/interview/welcome#doYouHaveACard The new library has considerably more floor space than the old, including a maker space, av, childrens' area, meeting rooms, a demo kitchen area, and so forth. I'm not convinced there are any more hardcopy books than before the move but they're not as crowded on the shelves. Even before the new library digital material, including DVDs, was slowly growing in importance. Back in the '60s one of my senior projects was sort of a thought experiment on how automated information retrieval in a library could be implemented. The assumption was the data would be on microfiche. About 15 years ago when the library installed a DVD retrieval system something like the defunct RedBox kiosks it looked very familiar. Like many technical advancements the idea was there but it had to wait on components to become available like aviation waited on light weight power sources.