I sit on a municipal library board and the buzz is all about devices and downloads. Yet the library I am associated with is a small city one and financially challenged. The public presses them regularly about having the latest gadget or widget, and the librarians themselves admit it is difficult to separate buzz from reality.
Remember the videodisc? The road to hell is paved with videodisc players and discs that were meant to be the "future." Let's see what comes of the discussion and how the big boys (read, University and big city libraries) lead the way.
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