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Saturday, April 05, 2003
Where Did All the Books Go? - Steven L. Epstein, Syllabus
In the year 2000, an ad for Qwest Communications had a very weary traveler arriving at an out-of-the-way motel. He asks if they have movies in the rooms. A bored motel clerk captures the dream of the modern communications industry while barely lifting her eyes from the pages of a paperback book: "We have every movie ever made, in every language, any time, night or day," she deadpans to a startled guest. Qwest is not there yet. But it is not going alone. Joining Qwest are members of several digital federations who are working on an interrelated set of objectives: creating, preserving, sharing, and providing access to digital content in a cost-effective manner.
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