[PADG:287] RE: Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: Editorial: The Electroni c Library

["Cybulski, Walter (NIH/NLM)" <Cybulskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The following shockingly inspiring statements from the NYT piece speak
volumes:

"It will also provide information for finding the nearest copy of the real
physical book."

"It is an illusion to think that the digital versions of scanned books can
replace the books themselves."

"...it will be critical to remember that printed books are a stable medium,
one that has persisted for hundreds of years."

"The Google project will enhance the usefulness of the books it encompasses,
but it in no way will render them obsolete."

"...a demonstration of the immensity - and the immense cultural value - of
works in the public domain..."

Someone should microfilm this article.  Either a librarian wrote it or a
librarian slipped something into the gingerbread latte of the person who
did.

Best wishes & holiday good cheer.

Walter Cybulski