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Print vs. Electronic Information
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Wed May 6 11:34:59 1992
Date: Wed, 6 May 1992 10:14:44 CDT
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From: jaffe@ucscm.UCSC.EDU (Lee Jaffe, McHenry Library, UC Santa Cruz,
408/459-3297)
Subject: Re: Print vs. Electronic Information
The answer is simple: Lancaster was wrong.
After Xerox's attempt at implementing the paperless office failed,
the catch phrase of the industry became, "The paperless office is
as useful as the paperless bathroom."
-- Lee (I never said I was a class act) Jaffe
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From: ujaccard@ECNUXA.BITNET
Subject: Re: Print vs. Electronic Information
> I remember in Library School reading Landcaster's theories(?) on the
> paperless society and the electronic book. I think of his "paperless
> society" often when I am assisting a patron on the CD-ROMs and when
> I pass by our recycle binds for the computer paper. [GRIN]. It seems
> to me that technology has not reduced paper usage, but has increased it!
> Carol Doms
> Univ of MO.-Kansas City
> cdoms@vax1.umkc.edu
I heard someone say recently that the "paperless society" is about as
likely as the paperless bathroom. :-)
Joe Accardi
Northeastern IL Univ
ujaccard@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
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From: "Judy" <SZ5@NIHCU>
Subject: Re: Computerspeak
To add my 2 cents worth (actually, with inflation, it's probably
worth a nickel by now) to Walt Crawford's comment about the
complementary natures of print/electronic media, I agree
wholeheartedly. I don't care how far advanced technology gets
and how small the screen gets, I just don't think curling up in
bed with a CD will ever replace curling up with a book.
We've been doing some strategic long-range planning (read figuring
out how to get along with staff cuts) and one of our patrons
remarked that paper products will be around for a long time. He's
never seen anyone making notes in the margin of a screen or a
microfiche.
Judy Schneider
US GAO Library
sz5@nihcu.bitnet
sz5@cu.nih.gov (Internet)
