> I've been thinking a lot about the potential of the information commons these
> days. Texts are dangerous things. They seem so innocent, sitting there
> peacefully on the library shelf. Until one day someone picks one up, reads it,
> and of course one good book always deserves another. And another. And
> another... until one fine day when: KA-BOOOOOM, the Matrix peels away,
> revealing Sentinels and Zion hovercraft, the sheet lightning of EMP bursts,
> informatic combat in the Desert of the Real.
>
> The sad irony is that all too many academics regard books as a property-
> monopoly, to be secured behind walls of jargon and/or security guards. If
> there's one thing the information commons has taken to heart, it's that
> freeing the text is the first step to freeing the mind.
Good points, but the reality in today's public libraries is that every book is a copy of Harry Potter or some other bestseller. ;-)
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