“Digital content and electronic networks have changed the basic environmental conditionsin which documents are created, distributed, and used.” UsedChangedEnvironmentalDigitalDocuments Author:Tom Peters
“We often hear that the digital age has resulted in a devaluing of time, space, and place. But I wonder if theseclaims are exaggerated.” IfsAgeSpaceWonderDigitalExaggeratedDigital Age Author:Tom Peters
“The populations of most cities around the world continue to grow. The reasonspeople congregate in cities are various and complex, and the dawn of the digital age has not put much of adamper on the human urge to congregate.” WorldHumansAgeGrowsCitiesComplexesPopulationVariousAround The WorldDawnDigitalUrgesDigital Age Author:Tom Peters
“One potential long-term problem with many current digital libraries is that they grew out of and aresupported by bricks-and-mortar libraries. Although there is nothing inherently wrong with that arrangement, inreality it creates a potentially dangerous situation that I call "the other digital divide."” LongProblemTermSituationDangerousGrewLibraryCurrentsLong TermDigitalDividesArrangementsBricksMortarDangerous SituationsBricks And MortarDigital Divide Author:Tom Peters
“We all know of the dangers and inequities of the traditional digital divide: People who have good access tocomputer networks have a distinct advantage - in terms of both life opportunities and quality of life, I wouldargue - over the vast majority of the world's population that does not yet have good access to computernetworks. The "other" digital divide points to an increasingly unstable situation that has developed inlibrarianship as digital libraries have evolved and matured.” PeopleKnowsWorldDoeOpportunityTermQualitySituationDangerAdvantageMajorityLibraryPopulationAccessTraditionalDigitalDividesQuality Of LifeUnstableMaturedLife OpportunityDigital Divide Author:Tom Peters
“Usage tends to be global, while funding tends tobe local. When we allow it to happen, usage of a digital library is remarkably diverse and widespread.” HappensLibraryLocalsDigitalDiverseFundingUsage Author:Tom Peters
“People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.” PeopleLibraryAccessDigitalRegionsCategoriesDemographics Author:Tom Peters
“Because nearly all digital libraries are tied to bricks-and-mortar institutions, the funding base tends to be quite localized.” InstitutionsLibraryDigitalTiedBricksFundingMortarBricks And Mortar Author:Tom Peters
“Many flagship state universities have wonderful digital libraries that are accessed by people around the world. In future, if not current, budget crises, trustees, board members, and administrators may wonder why these state institutions - with an articulated primary clientele of students, faculty, and staff members and a secondary clientele of all citizens of the state - should be spending resources on a digital library that is used by many people beyond the primary and secondary service populations.” PeopleIfsWorldShouldMayStatesUsedWonderWonderfulStudentsCitizensMembersResourcesCrisisInstitutionsLibraryUniversityPopulationCurrentsSpendingAround The WorldPrimariesBudgetsBoardsDigitalFacultyStaffAdministratorsTrusteesBoard MembersStaff Members Author:Tom Peters
“MP3 players and flash memory devices are good for data storage and playback of music and digital talking books, but they offer little or nothing in the way of visual presentation of information and communication.” WayLittlesBookMemoriesTalkingPlayerInformationCommunicationOffersDataVisualsDigitalDevicesFlashPresentationStorageMp3Information And CommunicationMp3 Players Author:Tom Peters
“Digital ink technology holds substantial promise in terms of legibility, portability, and power consumption, but I am less confident about the communication aspect.” TermTechnologyCommunicationPromiseAspectDigitalConsumptionInkLegibilityPortability Author:Tom Peters
“Authors and publishers want fair compensation and a means of protecting content through digital rights management. Vendors and technology companies want new markets for e-book reading devices and other hardware. End-users most of all want a wide range and generous amount of high-quality content for free or at reasonable costs. Like end-users, libraries want quality, quantity, economy, and variety as well as flexible business models.” WantWellsMeanBookEndsReadingQualityCompanyTechnologyEconomyRightsAmountCostModelsFairsManagementLibraryWideVarietyRangeGenerousReasonableDigitalDevicesQuantityUsersPublishersFlexibleCompensationBook ReadingHigh QualityHardwareBusiness ModelsVendors Author:Tom Peters
“Now that gigabytes of accessible, malleable information can be carried in one's pocket, we probably will start to see some widespread shifts and trends in how and where people interact with digital documents.” PeopleInformationPocketsDigitalTrendsDocuments Author:Tom Peters
“I still read quite a few printed books, but if something is available in digital format I do not print it before I read it.” IfsStillsBookAvailableDigitalPrintPrintedFormatPrinted Books Author:Tom Peters
“I find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.” EasierPaperScreensDigitalPrinted Author:Tom Peters
