I can't even list all of the different activities we saw going on at the archive. We visited the map room, the reading rooms, the microfiche room, and the children's section. Have a look at the following article taking us through the theme Reflections on the public Library San Diego.
Yes, it is true, many countries now have their version of online libraries and book sharing campaigns, like the UK, USA, Germany, Canada, Japan, India, Philippines and many more. The concept of sharing and borrowing books via the internet has been around for years and only recently has been modified and made better by the establishment of private and public bookstores that rent their books out for readers.
Initially, book swapping, selling second-hand books and renting out books were some of the activities typical to book lovers and readers. This notion of sharing one's book collection and borrowing books from other collectors is not new and does not give the impression that it's ingenious. Enter India.
They are the ultimate expression of people defining and meeting their own needs. New York Public Archive was built with private money, and it is primarily maintained with private funds, as are many libraries in this country. Team Maria's Libraries has had the conversation about private donations many times, including doing a two-month research project on it this summer.
We've experimented with different models of garnering funds from the community, and nothing has taken hold quite yet. Maria had a lot of questions for our great tour guide about this aspect of things-especially about how the trustees work. Of course, people have their interests for being on a archive board, but overall, supporting libraries is firmly in the sphere of civic duty.
Another way to look at Maria's "libraries are like an ocean" comment would be to consider the intricate collection of actors required to make a archive run and be relevant-although perhaps we should call it an ecosystem. Private Citizens, government, technical experts in archive science, architecture, and technology, and of course the archive users-all of these groups need to be in the balance, to work in separate spheres but in concert with each other. This is a archive.
The tour of the NYPL is hugely inspiring; it was also both intimidating and affirming. While Maria has been working for 12 years and Maria's Libraries has been working for four years towards the completion of the archive in Busia, we continually realize that we're only just beginning. Since ML has been involved, we've spent two years working out our relationship with the government, two years settling the property rights issues on the plot of archive land, and now we've begun our negotiation process with the architects around the building plans.
It is not likely that any government will spend thrice as much on buying new books when they can encourage book sharing. Online libraries should not pose a threat to good old-fashioned libraries but must be taken as they are- an ingenious and practical way to read and learn. If the campaign for creating more online libraries and book sharing should prove useful, then we can still expect traditional libraries to be around, aided with this smart solution called online libraries.
Yes, it is true, many countries now have their version of online libraries and book sharing campaigns, like the UK, USA, Germany, Canada, Japan, India, Philippines and many more. The concept of sharing and borrowing books via the internet has been around for years and only recently has been modified and made better by the establishment of private and public bookstores that rent their books out for readers.
Initially, book swapping, selling second-hand books and renting out books were some of the activities typical to book lovers and readers. This notion of sharing one's book collection and borrowing books from other collectors is not new and does not give the impression that it's ingenious. Enter India.
They are the ultimate expression of people defining and meeting their own needs. New York Public Archive was built with private money, and it is primarily maintained with private funds, as are many libraries in this country. Team Maria's Libraries has had the conversation about private donations many times, including doing a two-month research project on it this summer.
We've experimented with different models of garnering funds from the community, and nothing has taken hold quite yet. Maria had a lot of questions for our great tour guide about this aspect of things-especially about how the trustees work. Of course, people have their interests for being on a archive board, but overall, supporting libraries is firmly in the sphere of civic duty.
Another way to look at Maria's "libraries are like an ocean" comment would be to consider the intricate collection of actors required to make a archive run and be relevant-although perhaps we should call it an ecosystem. Private Citizens, government, technical experts in archive science, architecture, and technology, and of course the archive users-all of these groups need to be in the balance, to work in separate spheres but in concert with each other. This is a archive.
The tour of the NYPL is hugely inspiring; it was also both intimidating and affirming. While Maria has been working for 12 years and Maria's Libraries has been working for four years towards the completion of the archive in Busia, we continually realize that we're only just beginning. Since ML has been involved, we've spent two years working out our relationship with the government, two years settling the property rights issues on the plot of archive land, and now we've begun our negotiation process with the architects around the building plans.
It is not likely that any government will spend thrice as much on buying new books when they can encourage book sharing. Online libraries should not pose a threat to good old-fashioned libraries but must be taken as they are- an ingenious and practical way to read and learn. If the campaign for creating more online libraries and book sharing should prove useful, then we can still expect traditional libraries to be around, aided with this smart solution called online libraries.
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