Good Design - Page 24

Cynthia · 09-15-2010, 08:13 AM

Perhaps the paper has degraded, and they were no longer readable, or perhaps they are very out of date technical materials, at the very least it will keep them out of the land-fill for awhile and in good repair if nothing has been done the attach them to each other . . . or it is just sad.
Can't tell, too thoughtful today to keep emotion out of it.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-15-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

That one actually bothers me. I hate seeing books destroyed to make something. Books are for reading, not for arts and crafts projects.

Libraries throw out tons of books that are "donated" even though they are garbage - water damaged, missing pages, extremely out of date (ie, now full of misinformation), or otherwise useless. This reality is usually hidden from the public, because there is always an uninformed outcry. Being able to give these books new life is awesome.

Lovely desk.

JWBear · 09-15-2010, 10:04 AM

Cynthia, CP, I know all that. It still bugs me on an emotional level.

alphabassettgrrl · 09-15-2010, 10:12 AM

It might not be real books. Could be just designed to look that way.

Moonliner · 09-15-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

It might not be real books. Could be just designed to look that way.

From the comments on the linked article:

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Originally Posted by Wendy Tan

I use to work at this university. According to the library staff I asked when we first moved in to the new premises. These books were purchased, new and then made into those counters.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-15-2010, 10:39 AM

New books? That is lame.

alphabassettgrrl · 09-15-2010, 10:54 AM

Guilty. I didn't read the article.

New books? Seems wasteful and unnecessary.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-15-2010, 10:56 AM

It's just paper and ink.

JWBear · 09-15-2010, 11:32 AM

New books? That's just sad.

Alex · 09-15-2010, 12:43 PM

Even new books are thrown away or otherwise destroyed all the time. There's nothing magical about any general mass market book.

As long as they're using books nobody wanted (whether new or as the linked to page says recycled) then I don't care.

But yeah I remember the various hysterical people from my public library days. We'd explain it was a book that had been on our shelves for 40 years and hadn't been checked out in almost 20 and even the local prison didn't want it and the Friends of the Library weren't able to sell it for $0.05 so yes and by the way this book is in the collection of the local university library and so available through ILL, so yes we're throwing it away so that we can put a book people will actually use on the shelves.

Most libraries are not archives. So long as that desk didn't remove from availability any piece of information then have at it as far I'm concerned. Though it makes for an ugly desk with the books in that orientation (and I suspect that none of the titles are visible to minimize the complaints).

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Cynthia Thank you, that is all Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: just north of the magic Posts: 187	Perhaps the paper has degraded, and they were no longer readable, or perhaps they are very out of date technical materials, at the very least it will keep them out of the land-fill for awhile and in good repair if nothing has been done the attach them to each other . . . or it is just sad. Can't tell, too thoughtful today to keep emotion out of it.
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09-15-2010, 10:04 AM	#233
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Cynthia, CP, I know all that. It still bugs me on an emotional level. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	New books? That is lame. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Guilty. I didn't read the article. New books? Seems wasteful and unnecessary. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It's just paper and ink. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-15-2010, 11:32 AM	#239
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	New books? That's just sad. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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09-15-2010, 12:43 PM	#240
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Even new books are thrown away or otherwise destroyed all the time. There's nothing magical about any general mass market book. As long as they're using books nobody wanted (whether new or as the linked to page says recycled) then I don't care. But yeah I remember the various hysterical people from my public library days. We'd explain it was a book that had been on our shelves for 40 years and hadn't been checked out in almost 20 and even the local prison didn't want it and the Friends of the Library weren't able to sell it for $0.05 so yes and by the way this book is in the collection of the local university library and so available through ILL, so yes we're throwing it away so that we can put a book people will actually use on the shelves. Most libraries are not archives. So long as that desk didn't remove from availability any piece of information then have at it as far I'm concerned. Though it makes for an ugly desk with the books in that orientation (and I suspect that none of the titles are visible to minimize the complaints).
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