Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:59:40 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi-AT-statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: [Book & Quote] Avatars of the word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace  


Greetings :)

Hi, those of you might not have received yet --I would like to provide the
details about the book of Prof. James J. O'Donnell: *Avatars of the word:
>From Papyrus to Cyberspace* can be read at
<http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/avatars/> The book is about the today's
communication revolution through a series of refracted comparisons with
earlier revolutionary period --and many more and I found it a very
fascinating book to read and follow.

Also, below is a quote regarding Library, from *Avatars of the Word*-thought 
might also interest you --to think it on further.

"If the traditional librarian has been conceived as a figure at home in
the discreet silences and cautious dealings of a Henry James novel, now
perhaps the right model will be found in James Fenimore Cooper or the
Star Wars films: something between the pathfinder Natty Bumppo and the
Jedi knight."
	-- Avatars of the Word by James J. O'Donnell
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Best Regards
Arun Tripathi




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