Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 275.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
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[1] From: "Norman D. Hinton" <hinton@springnet1.com> (2)
Subject: Re: 14.0270 noisy libraries
[2] From: Paul Jones <pjones@metalab.unc.edu> (25)
Subject: Re: 14.0270 noisy libraries
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 09:32:02 +0100
From: "Norman D. Hinton" <hinton@springnet1.com>
Subject: Re: 14.0270 noisy libraries
"Noise" is as unwanted on phone lines and other electronic delivery systems
as it is in 'real' libraries.
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 09:32:46 +0100
From: Paul Jones <pjones@metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: 14.0270 noisy libraries
chillin chillin! Please. By saying I want a 'noisy library' I was of
course playing off the idea that the library is popularly known as a quiet
place where one is alone with the books. Indeed most cyber-libraries are
even quieter and lonelier than bricked ones. From early on this silence,
this loneliness, the people-less-ness has been seen (by me and many
others) as a drawback to cyberlibraries. So just as Jackson's coming to
Washington made the city seem open to all in his time, I claim that the
cyberlibrary should be open to contributor participation and interaction,
more peopled and less lonely (if you were to choose to use it in that
way; shy people and asocial people will find their own way to remain alone
as they do in other realms of life, I'm sure).
Although I like the signal to noise discussion, it is based on a complete
misreading of my quote in the Chronicle.
If you (and other humanist) readers would like a preview of a brief (800
words) article that I wrote on the subject for Communications of the ACM
(due out in the Spring), i'll be glad to send it on to you.
Just to link back, here is the Chronicle article:
http://www.chronicle.com/free/2000/09/2000091201t.htm
and a feature in slashdot.org
http://slashdot.org/features/00/09/17/155240.shtml
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