Reading Responce #1

Kimberly Rhine
LIB 103
Ms. Pemberton
Ms. Cody

Reading Responce #1

Throughout the years there have been many sources of information that has been passed down through careful preservation, voice, and books. Libraries are now a huge part in helping keeping history intact. In the reading we learned that Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519, but before that was able to comprise one of the world’s largest collections of well over 5,000 drawings, paintings, and sketching that the libraries of today have been able to retrieve and make available to the public. Most people think the library is full of librarians who just show you were the books are. Many librarians are also in charge of preserving history, and making sure that it is accessible to the public.
When libraries were first opened there was not a sufficient among of information, you were using made to pay to view it, and it was for mainly only show to the upper class who could afford it. Libraries now all around the USA are free and even provide internet access which to some is a godsend…all for free.
But something that was very talked about in this article and that is greatly affected how we view our information, and use technology is, “Communication Systems are Continually Changing the way People Access Information.” It started with the invention of the telegraph in 1844 to the Podcasting in 2004 that we have already greatly surpassed in the current 2008. I would say a great 2008 achievement would be the iPhone.
The majority of the article “The Future of Libraries: Beginning the Transformation,” gave me many insightful information about how great libraries are and how they came from little to nothing and have made leaps and bounds to come to where they are today. I feel that libraries will be around for hopefully the time my kids are born. I have many wonderful memories running around the library getting the “suggested” summer reading and trying to finish the whole list by the end of the summer. I only wish that as the talked about trends continue to happen the trend of continuing to like to read is just as prevalent.