Re:What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog
by ams6110 on Thursday July 13, 2017 @09:53PM
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Not just the card catalog but the entire concept of library has been lost. Libraries have been transformed from places where people could come to read, research and explore into community homeless shelters that provide online porn access and bathrooms that are basically shooting galleries.
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Re:What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog
by empthought on Thursday July 13, 2017 @10:10PM
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This isn't true.
Source: I have bothered to set foot in libraries lately.
Re:What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog
by bumblebeard on Thursday July 13, 2017 @10:27PM
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Where are you that your local library is like this?
I've been to a few public libraries in my state and none of them have been like this. Most of them aren't very busy but they're always clean and usually have a decent selection of books and media. My local library is especially good; they have an entire floor devoted to children's books and I often see families in there picking out books together.
Re:What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog
by empthought on Thursday July 13, 2017 @10:32PM
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There are news horror stories about a few major metropolitan libraries in crime-ridden areas, and the grandfather poster generalized them to all 10,000+ other public libraries in the country.
That's the only explanation I can think of, anyway.