The Bexar County, Texas satellite office. The future home the first bookless library. Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-NewsYou knew it was coming and I am not sure how it is going to last but here it is.The first bookless public library system in America. The name is a play on the Spanish word for library — biblioteca.artist’s conception of what the interior of the BiblioTechIt was the brainchild of Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff who got the idea while reading Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs.“It's not a replacement for the (city) library system, it's an enhancement,” says Wolff who also...
Surprise! E-Books & Print Books Can Coexist
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E-readers: "Our ticket back to widespread smarts?"
While I am not so sure that e-readers are "our ticket back" to a more literate-leaning society it does seem that the small percentage of Americans (28%) that own one seem to be reading more.Created by: www.OnlineTeachingDegree.comand while we are on the topic - check out this bus that was created by the ad agency TDA Boulder for Colorado's non-profit ACE Scholarships.Should we be providing free e-readers to all high-school students?