tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post5368454062388403996..comments2023-04-07T23:13:18.502-10:00Comments on Marks in the Margin: On LibrariesRichard Katzevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-45432250964979130312014-10-19T06:21:31.671-10:002014-10-19T06:21:31.671-10:00It's good that you visit you local library onc...It's good that you visit you local library once in a while. I wish I did but I am finding everything I need online now. Like you, I am significantly reducing my purchase of printed books, no where to put them. But I do save the passages in digital books in my commonplace book, along with those I save in printed books. I have almost all of Ian McEwan's printed books, but I reading his latest, The Children Act, on my Kindle app.Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-29343656644970899252014-10-19T05:55:55.403-10:002014-10-19T05:55:55.403-10:00I visit my local library at least once each month ...I visit my local library at least once each month - I always check online to find out if a book I'm interested in might be there. I found Augustus by John Williams, The Surrendered by Chang Rae Lee, and many other fine works. I am trying very hard to cut back on my book buying addiction. I have no more space for them.<br /><br />Yes, the modern local libraries seem sterile, without character, more and more digital services. It is sad.<br /><br />I think the only reason I would ever visit New York City would be to visit the NY Library. Surprisingly, Kansas City has a very fine old library in the heart of the City, but I just do not go into the City.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-49659745300329344512014-10-17T10:35:35.880-10:002014-10-17T10:35:35.880-10:00Thanks Stefanie. It appears you have kept pace wi...Thanks Stefanie. It appears you have kept pace with book orders only now there are more digital purchases than before. I'm glad you to learn your teaching methods have kept pace with the times. <br /><br />I confess I also purchase more digital versions than I used to. I have come to rather like reading on my Kindle app.Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-85565920693945159762014-10-17T09:12:12.132-10:002014-10-17T09:12:12.132-10:00We have reduced our purchases, at least in print, ...We have reduced our purchases, at least in print, we spend quite a lot on digital. Still, it is heartening that not everything is digital and we still do have a good many books. And yeah, my library is a very quiet place to study, mandatory quiet on all floors but the main one where the service desk and the entrance is. We get students from other parts of campus over now and then for some peace and quiet. And the teaching here is definitely not medieval :)Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-29961567922981062342014-10-16T10:49:04.837-10:002014-10-16T10:49:04.837-10:00I imagine a Law Library would be a different breed...I imagine a Law Library would be a different breed. Your report is interesting. Surely those heavy law tomes are much easier to read on a laptop or tablet. The decline in circulation is not surprising and I wonder if you reduce your purchases as a result.<br /><br />When I was a undergraduate I used to go over to the Law Library to study. It was ever so quiet and I didn't know anyone there. One year, I even didn't a post-doc at Law School, to prepare for a course in Psychology and Law.<br /><br />I found the teaching methods medieval and spent most of my time reading inter-disciplinary books and met some professors interested in the same topic.Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-23076055456117178982014-10-16T08:44:21.428-10:002014-10-16T08:44:21.428-10:00Since I work in a law library things are a bit dif...Since I work in a law library things are a bit different here, but most of the students are working on their laptops when they come in or reading from their textbooks. Our circulation numbers drop each year by at least 10%. Most students find what they need online these days and we cater to that, providing more and more databases and ebooks. Some students somehow manage to make it through all 3 years of law school without stepping foot into the library.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.com