On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:25 PM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1849 http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2007/11/it-will-rise-from-ashes.html
In the years after the collapse of the previous system, books became much less important. Food became the most important good. I remember that a couple of times I was in grotesque situations... I was hungry, people around me were hungry, society was in the state of desintegration and I was trying to save some soaked or abandoned books.
2008/5/15 Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com:
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:25 PM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1849 http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2007/11/it-will-rise-from-ashes.html
In the years after the collapse of the previous system, books became much less important. Food became the most important good. I remember that a couple of times I was in grotesque situations... I was hungry, people around me were hungry, society was in the state of desintegration and I was trying to save some soaked or abandoned books.
See, it's the US link there. The US *won* the Cold War, in theory.
- d.
2008/5/15 David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1849 http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2007/11/it-will-rise-from-ashes.html
- d.
It has to be accepted that not all books are created equal. Due to changes in curricula and the like there are going to tend to be large numbers of obsolete textbooks around. While there may be justifications for keeping them for a couple of years (useful source of cover work or for when a teacher wants to hang onto something not covered by the new curricula) in the end they have to be disposed of unless you want your schools to disappear under piles of such books.
Unless the information is wrong (as in the case with older science books where newer discoveries obsolete old theories); an old textbook is still an excellent source. A history book written 15 years ago still contains the same history, just not as up-to-date. Seeing all those books laying out to waste is saddening, as an avid reader.
-Chad
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:35 PM, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
2008/5/15 David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1849 http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2007/11/it-will-rise-from-ashes.html
- d.
It has to be accepted that not all books are created equal. Due to changes in curricula and the like there are going to tend to be large numbers of obsolete textbooks around. While there may be justifications for keeping them for a couple of years (useful source of cover work or for when a teacher wants to hang onto something not covered by the new curricula) in the end they have to be disposed of unless you want your schools to disappear under piles of such books.
-- geni
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2008/5/16 Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com:
Unless the information is wrong (as in the case with older science books where newer discoveries obsolete old theories); an old textbook is still an excellent source. A history book written 15 years ago still contains the same history, just not as up-to-date. Seeing all those books laying out to waste is saddening, as an avid reader.
-Chad
Nice theory but dead tree storage eats up serious space. When even the cleaners cupboard is half full of old text books you have a problem. Various ideas have been tried but there is a limit to the use third world countries can get out of the books if they don't speak English and very few people want to buy old text books. Thus pulping is the best that can reasonably be expected.
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:35 PM, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
While there may be justifications for keeping them for a couple of years (useful source of cover work or for when a teacher wants to hang onto something not covered by the new curricula) in the end they have to be disposed of unless you want your schools to disappear under piles of such books.
Old books provide fascinating glimpses into past viewpoint and versions of history. It's truly sad when every edition of a book disappears; that's why Wikisource and other digitization initiatives are such great projects. :)
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