All over the world, libraries have begun the great task of making faithful digital copies of the books and records that protect the mental efforts of mankind*.
All
over
the
world
,
libraries
have
begun
the
great
task
of
making
faithful
digital
copies
of
the
books
and
records
that
protect
the
mental
efforts
of
mankind*
.
For armchair schools, the work promises to bring such a wealth of information to desktop that the present Internet may not match.
For
armchair
schools
,
the
work
promises
to
bring
such
a
wealth
of
information
to
desktop
that
the
present
Internet
may
not
match
.
Librarians see three clear benefits to going digital.
Librarians
see
three
clear
benefits
to
going
digital
.
First, it helps them preserve rare and easily broken objects without refusing the demands of those who wish to study them.
First
,
it
helps
them
preserve
rare
and
easily
broken
objects
without
refusing
the
demands
of
those
who
wish
to
study
them
.
The British Library, for example, holds the only medieval (middle-aged) manuscript of Beowuif in London.
The
British
Library
,
for
example
,
holds
the
only
medieval
(
middle-aged
)
manuscript
of
Beowuif
in
London
.
Only quantified scholars were allowed to set and put the images up on the Internet for anyone to use.
Only
quantified
scholars
were
allowed
to
set
and
put
the
images
up
on
the
Internet
for
anyone
to
use
.
A second benefit is convenience.
A
second
benefit
is
convenience
.
Once books arc changed to digital form, readers can find them in seconds rather than minutes.
Once
books
arc
changed
to
digital
form
,
readers
can
find
them
in
seconds
rather
than
minutes
.
Several people can read the same book or view the same picture at the same time.
Several
people
can
read
the
same
book
or
view
the
same
picture
at
the
same
time
.
Clerks are spared the chore of reserving.
Clerks
are
spared
the
chore
of
reserving
.
And libraries could use the Internet to lend their collections to those who are unable to visit in person.
And
libraries
could
use
the
Internet
to
lend
their
collections
to
those
who
are
unable
to
visit
in
person
.
The third advantage of electronic copies is that they occupy millimeters of space on a magnetic disk rather than meters on a shelf.
The
third
advantage
of
electronic
copies
is
that
they
occupy
millimeters
of
space
on
a
magnetic
disk
rather
than
meters
on
a
shelf
.
The cost of library buildings is increasingly high.
The
cost
of
library
buildings
is
increasingly
high
.
The University of California at prefix = st1 /Berkeleyrecently spent $46 million on all underground addition to house 1.
The
University
of
California
at
prefix
=
st1
/Berkeleyrecently
spent
$
46
million
on
all
underground
addition
to
house
1
.
5 million books at an average cost of $30 per set of them.
5
million
books
at
an
average
cost
of
$
30
per
set
of
them
.
The price of disk storage on the contrary, has fallen to about $2 per 300-page publication and continues to drop
The
price
of
disk
storage
on
the
contrary
,
has
fallen
to
about
$
2
per
300-page
publication
and
continues
to
drop
All over the world, libraries have begun the great task of making faithful digital copies of the books and records that protect the mental efforts of mankind*. For armchair schools, the work promises to bring such a wealth of information to desktop that the present Internet may not match.  Librarians see three clear benefits to going digital. First, it helps them preserve rare and easily broken objects without refusing the demands of those who wish to study them. The British Library, for example, holds the only medieval (middle-aged) manuscript of Beowuif in London. Only quantified scholars were allowed to set and put the images up on the Internet for anyone to use.  A second benefit is convenience. Once books arc changed to digital form, readers can find them in seconds rather than minutes. Several people can read the same book or view the same picture at the same time. Clerks are spared the chore of reserving. And libraries could use the Internet to lend their collections to those who are unable to visit in person.  The third advantage of electronic copies is that they occupy millimeters of space on a magnetic disk rather than meters on a shelf. The cost of library buildings is increasingly high. The University of California at prefix = st1 /Berkeleyrecently spent $46 million on all underground addition to house 1. 5 million books at an average cost of $30 per set of them. The price of disk storage on the contrary, has fallen to about $2 per 300-page publication and continues to drop