Articles tagged ‘books’.
Since the beginning of humanity, storytelling and our ability to learn is what has set us apart from other species. It almost seems that our interest in stories is in our genes and is what makes our brain work the way it does. I really don’t know if that’s the case, but for the sake [...]
In 1934, Paul Otlet published the Treaties on Documentation: The Book on the Book where he not only predicts the concept of a computer and the Internet, but more interestingly (to me), he envisions the use of different forms of media.
“These instruments taken as substitute for the book, will in fact become the new book. [...]
In the last couple of years, I’ve gotten used to subscribing to blogs as my main source of news and information. Mix that with listening to most of my music through a portable player and it’s gotten me thinking about how I consume media.
My primary music player is a Zune, both as a portable device [...]
I finally got myself to start reading books more. With reading so many online articles, especially blogs this last year or so, reading books has almost become a thing of the past for me. My interest was sparked these last few months as I’ve been finding titles related to the field I’m in written focused [...]