Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
there are arguments that the debate was indeed significant in Kennedy v Nixon and Carter v Reagan.
Both of those took place before intensive debate prep was a standard part of the campaign process, though. (And in the case of Kennedy/Nixon, before people really understood how important it was to look good on television.)
I think these days, debates matter much less because there aren't going to be any surprises. Which is why I skipped last night's and watched Survivor instead.
Which is why I skipped last night's and watched Survivor instead.
We should have stuck to Mythbusters DVDs.
We should have stuck to Mythbusters DVDs.
Hey, what's one more fact-checker?
people in my office talking about how good the debate was. twitch twitch twitch
Library porn!
Not. To this librarian it doesn't look like people can actually use it as a library, and that the architects didn't care.
Grump.
To this librarian it doesn't look like people can actually use it as a library
Why not?
I didn't know there was a projected 4 year lifespan for library books. Is that true in the US as well?
To this librarian it doesn't look like people can actually use it as a library, and that the architects didn't care.
Funny -- I was going to say it looks like it's just for people, not to maintain the books.
For high-circulation books (NYT Bestellers) that might make sense - they go out many, many times and eventually fall apart. But in an academic library they buy books for the long haul (a book circulating 3 times in 10 years can be a lot), and even in a public library some types of books circulate less, physically lasting longer and staying relevant in terms of content (less popular literature, much nonfiction.)
I didn't know there was a projected 4 year lifespan for library books. Is that true in the US as well?
Per my MiL, book lifespans are measured in loans. I think she said a paperback lasts about 25 loans. (We were talking about eBook pricing, and how some publishers sell their eBooks to libraries in packages of 25 loans per license. Which I thought was stupid, but she said it's very close to paperback pricing since those wear out after about 25 uses anyway.)
I think she said a paperback lasts about 25 loans.
Or one faculty member. The architects' answer that assumes all books have to be replaced in 4 years seem to show them greatly misunderstanding what was actually being said.
From those pictures, a lot of those shelves look very difficult if not impossible to browse (or even reach for a known book) or maintain, and I wonder what the inside of those stacks look/feel like, since we are only being showing the outside edges.
It might look cool, but pfft. I imagine being at the information desk trying to explain to someone where something is shelved.