DIGERATI LESS INCLINED TO SEE A LIBRARY IN THEIR FUTURE

[Robin Aurelius]

i WORK IN A HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. Among the digerati there is strong 
support for my library because they are encouraged to use their 
personally honed skills when the printed page fades out. However, they 
are also addicted to games which establishes an unfortunate hierarchy of 
fiscal values. In the age bracket cited, there is very little cash 
surplus, so taxes of any kind are viewed as reducing the opportunity for 
pleasure with computer games. Is there a solution? We in the libraries 
need to create hooks in the paper pages to hooks in the virtual 
pages. That way they understand what we're doing and be willing to pay as 
they go. Eventually they will come around to paying their share of taxes.


On Wed, 13 Nov 1996 curr at mnsinc.com wrote:

> Just got this off of Edupage:
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> DIGERATI LESS INCLINED TO SEE A LIBRARY IN THEIR FUTURE
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> A survey by the Benton Foundation, which advocates wider public access to
> libraries, concludes that computer users are far more likely than
> non-computer users to think that libraries will become less important in 
> the
> future; the survey also indicates that persons between the ages of 18 and 
> 24
> are less willing to pay higher taxes to support libraries.  < http://www.
> benton.org >  (Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12 Nov 96 C3)
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> Cliff Urr
> Galaxy Scientific Corp.
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> Date: 11/13/96
> Time: 4:47:32 PM
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