[bookshare-discuss] Re: Bookshare's Purpose in Your Eyes
- From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 22:18:09 -0400
Amen to this. But this second purpose calls upon us to make accuracy
paramount to the extent that we intend to do this preserving bit.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Iverson" <diverson@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:37 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Bookshare's Purpose in Your Eyes
> I believe bookshare will have a short term perpose and a longer term
> purpose.
> The short term purpose is a library and book club.
> I send up books I love, or think are important, or should be preserved.
> thus I sent up Best Loved Poems of the American people.
> It was published in 1936 and will, in my lifetime, be totally unavailable
> at some point.
> The longer term perpose will be as a book preserver.
> A time will come when the text of many many good books will be available
> only here!
> Bookshare along with project Gutenburg and other sights will save books
> from technical oblivian.
>
> The book club aspects are present on this list.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:58 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Bookshare's Purpose in Your Eyes
>
>
> > Since it has been brought up. I am curious to find out what everyone is
> > thinking. What do you see as Bookshare's purpose in the wide scheme of
> > things as far as accessible texts goes?
> >
> > Some have said, it is a "bookstore" while others say a library. What do
> you
> > all think.
> >
> > perhaps the answers will help us curtail, or add to, different areas of
> the
> > site, if we know people are asking about them.
> >
> >
> > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> > Graduate Advisory Council
> > www.guidedogs.com
> >
> > If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is
> > anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
> >
> > -- Edgar Watson Howe
> >
> >
> >
>
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