I fumbled through the card catalog. I am nostalgic and motivated by the smell of the library when you are sitting deep within the stacks, exploring some stained and aged text. I wrote in pencil. Things have indeed changed. A web year last 90 days.
Interlibrary loan takes seconds.
The world is as small as the speed of your modem. It is as beautiful as it is tragic. In examining this question of technology, I cannot overlook the opportunities and advancements in education made possible by the same inventions that simultaneously are of such grave concern. Information and knowledge are so immediately and easily accessible. The computer, arguably the most significant invention of the past century, has ushered in a new era of society that is both fascinating and frightening.