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Wireless Not Evil in Libraries 03/19/2003 10:45 PM

Another good post I missed while gone - Let's Hurry Up with the WiFi, Borders Is!

"Borders has hooked up with Intel® for this venture. Intel® is promoting their Intel® Centrino(TM) mobile technology not only in these outlets, but also Hilton hotels and resorts. [link goes to article and list of hotels] and McDonald's.

If libraries can't be on the cutting edge of this technology, we at least need to be ready and implement it before it gets totally mainstream. While I wish libraries could introduce this technology to everyone, it isn't happening that way. The news about Intel® promoting their product is heartening, though, becasue I'm ready to be connected all of the time.

See Wireless Librarian for articles and a list of libraries implementing wireless technology." [LISNews.com]

The comments on this post are more interesting than the article itself (we all know the outside world is going wireless with or without us). Someone tries to compare wireless apples to ebook oranges in the context of bad technologies. While it's important to go into these types of ventures with your eyes wide open to the pitfalls and disadvantages, I have yet to meet anyone who can make a convincing case that wireless, pervasive internet access won't be a major part of our lives in the near future (and I say that as a consumer, not a librarian). Near meaning the next 5-10 years, which means libraries need to start preparing now.

Remember - "preparing" doesn't have to mean "implementing." Yet. The good part is that there's time to start learning about wireless technologies and their various implementations.

Here's my favorite comment from the LISNews thread:

"Our libary steers away from untested technology like electric light. Because what happens if the power goes out? That is why we [rely] on fires built around the library. You can read the stone tablets by firelight just fine. We don't want to mess with that crazy 'paper' technology."




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