[WEB4LIB] "books on the floor" metaphore

[Shirl Kennedy]

I found this:


"Using the Internet today is like trying to use a library where all the
books have been dumped on the floor and the lights turned out. Everything's
there, but we need better flashlights (browsers), search time (bandwidth),
and room directions (directories) to find it."

A.J. Vendeland, in Review of The Software Publishers Association Europe
Conference, Conference Analysis June 28, 1996


Shirl Kennedy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hanan Cohen" <hanan at qglibrary.org.il>
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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 5:22 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] "books on the floor" metaphore


> I am programming a web based annotated database of internet sites for the
use of
> our librarians.
>
> On the opening page, I want to write : "The internet is the biggest
library in
> the world with all the books on the floor".
>
> Does anyone know to whom can I credit this saying to ?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Hanan Cohen
>
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