Chapt 5
Observe:
Their writing was linear, kind of like a timeline. It was very informing though, I feel like I know everything about Papyrus rolls and Codexs. Very well put together, very interesting how physical writing slowly changes to electronic, and is still changing.
Infer:
The Papyrus roll. The Codex replaced the Papyrus roll. The Book, with paper and pages along with a cover, it was something physical. The eBook aka electronic book took away the paper, getting rid of pages. The encyclopedia contains a mass amount of print holding large amounts of information. The Digital library, there is no more physical building. Cyberspace will take the Papyrus, Codex, Book, eBook, Encyclopedia, and Library, will all be as one.
Questions:
How does an eBook imitate a Codex?
How is google an encyclopedia? Not everything is legible on the internet.
Will physical libraries be replaced by google, or the "Digital Library?"
Is there a value of the book lost when its from physical books to internet?
Google is similar to an encyclopedia in the sense that you can find countless amount of information. On the other hand it is very true that the information you find online is not always true. There is a certain way to look for information that is "the truth". You can't simply trust everything you read on the internet or while using Google as you could when reading an encyclopedia. So, because of that example, I find the Google is different than an encyclopedia.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the value of a book should be lost when it is placed on the internet. The writing space remains the same, but most authors still feel the need to be published, because it is a more respected outlet because "anybody" can get their work posted on the Web.
ReplyDeleteAn eBook imitates a codex in that the particular physical form of the eBook reader is similar to a book, and the book is similar to the codex (in terms of its binding). Although we're starting to see eBook readers shed their booky characteristics (i.e., becoming lighter, thinner, and maybe more readable), they still idealize the book in a way a computer screen doesn't: the display is limited to a certain size, displaying a certain number of lines, and it employs annotation and bookmarking features like books do.
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