tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post8136757306960442248..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: What if...a digital dark age?Jill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-38060421553689826352008-04-24T21:12:00.000-04:002008-04-24T21:12:00.000-04:00Jill, thank you for posting these thoughts. I ofte...Jill, thank you for posting these thoughts. I often think about this issue. I think most people equate oil consumption with travel, but in fact oil is a huge consideration for powering our buildings, making food, etc. Should gas shortages occur, essential services would need to receive precedence; we'd need to make sure that police, firetrucks and ambulances, not to mention transportation of goods, is adequately supplied. I don't know that libraries would receive similar precedence in the situation you describe, since physical primary materials may still be present. Digitization has not led to destruction of books as many originally feared years ago, but this is another good argument for continued physical preservation. -BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com