Art imitating life

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Anyone here read "Rainbow's End" by Vinge?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End

Read this article in today's Globe - Particularly the last few paragraphs.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/11/25/coffees_on_dusty_books_are_out_at_umass_library/

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Although Du Bois might be winning the battle, the librarians nevertheless worry about losing the war. Google and Microsoft are working with several leading universities to digitize entire library collections.

Should libraries ever toss out all paper for digital, that could be big trouble for Du Bois. About a third of the library's bookcases , which rise from floor to ceiling, also serve as structural support for the building. The design four decades ago was trumpeted as a way to save on construction costs, but it could leave the library with thousands of empty shelves or a million books with few readers.
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