[WEB4LIB] RE: Questia: who is behind it?

[Steve Duffy]

At 09:45 AM 02/01/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>I thought I made my self clear.  I have no problem with Questia digitizing
>and then selling their books on line.  I have a problem with them marketing
>it to students and bypassing libraries.
>
>Bill Drew

Why?  Maybe the rationale for libraries largely depends on books being 
physical objects that have to be located someplace.  And that rationale 
weakens once books become digital.  That's not a pleasant thought for 
librarians but we ought to look it in the face and think about it.

--Steve


Steve Duffy, Information Resources Librarian
Dunn Library, Simpson College
508 North C Street, Indianola, Iowa  50125
Phone:  515-961-1748  Fax:  515-961-1363