Electronic libraries

[Charles P. Hobbs]

On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Nick Arnett wrote:

> The "paperless library" argument sounds a lot like the "paperless office"
> dream that began about 17 years ago, but still hasn't arrived.  I say this
> only to have an excuse to repeat the best one-liner about it:  "The
> paperless office [or library, I would add] is about as likely to happen as
> the paperless bathroom."

I like that.

Another indicator that the "paperless office" is a pipe dream--why do I
hear ads for printers all the time? You got fake "Car Talk" and "Home
Improvement" spots that turn out to be HP printer ads, as well as the
Epson ads ("You gotta see it in Epson color"), etc.