tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post3565821323867148440..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: More on Digitial BooksRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-51502881837155624322009-08-06T13:30:55.817-04:002009-08-06T13:30:55.817-04:00I have really enjoyed digital sources in the last ...I have really enjoyed digital sources in the last few years. However, I still like for my students to learn to look at originals because sometimes the physical context is crucial. When my students can search for documents from dissenters digitally, they sometimes don't see that a sermon was repeated within the minutes of a meeting and that the meeting was about something else entirely. Or some such oddity. I'm happy to hail the new age, but agree with Grafton that our library archives will be with us for a long time to come. Not to mention how much we need the serendipity that comes with shelf-browsing....Lisa Clark Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155783885263417225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-48727639601122525122009-08-03T23:06:52.098-04:002009-08-03T23:06:52.098-04:00This is perfect since Kindle and other ereaders ju...This is perfect since Kindle and other ereaders just launched. We need to save trees and paper so ebook is a nice option for thatgraduate school admission essayhttp://www.applicationessay.net/graduate-application-essay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com