Commentary posted on 'Building Earth's Largest Library' (fwd)

[Roy Tennant]

Walt Crawford announced a commentary that he wrote regarding Steve
Coffman's ideas on a another list, and he has kindly consented to
announcing it here as well. 
Roy

Preferred route: go to
 http://home.att.net/~walt.crawford
scroll or jump down to
 Web Extras: Libraries, Media, and the Future
click through to that subsite; the first link is to the
commentary.

If you're in a hurry, go to
 http://home.att.net/~wcc.libmedx
(the subsite index page). I'd like to know how many people
have visited, so I'm avoiding giving out the direct link
to the paper: one extra click on a pure-text index page
shouldn't be too cumbersome.

The commentary is long, badly organized, and probably
erroneous in some aspects. Its general tenor can probably
be gauged by the title:
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   "Gutting America's Local Libraries: Informal Comments
    on 'Building Earth's Largest Libraries'"
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It's fair to say that, given Mike Dahn's commentary, I'm now
an Enemy of the Crusade. So be it.

Cheers and salutations,
Walt Crawford
wcc at notes.rlg.org
Text-only: br.wcc at rlg.org
Home Page: http://home.att.net/~walt.crawford

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