BBC piece that gives a
fascinating glimpse into digitizing material – the time and cost and also the
benefits ...
The promise we can all
go paperless has been around for years so why is it that despite email,
smartphones and computers we are all still so dependent on pen and paper?
LJ Rich explores why
paper has such staying power in our hi-tech age.
The above video starts
with a discussion about the UK Archives and the “cost” and “process” of going paperless.
There is also a related piece Is the paperless
office possible? that explores this further.
And, Dick Eastman,
of Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter has long been a proponent of going “paperless.”
What are your thoughts?
Will we eventually be a paperless society? Is that good, bad, or not
matter as far as genealogical research?
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I truly believe that it's going to be at least 2 more generation before the "paperless" office will be an actual reality. For the "baby boomer" generation, AND their offspring, holding actual paper, printing out what is considered "important" information, holding "real" books, is too-much an ingrained norm. Example, I have a Nook--which I really like, especially for travel, but I still enjoy buying "real" books to read--plus, my husband likes a lot of the same books I do, and he won't use Nooks or Kindles or any of those things! My grandson's generation, however, was born directly into the "computer generation"--they don't consider it strange or unusual to read EVERYTHING on computers or other electronic devices. My grandson, in fact, prefers reading books on his Nook. And his children's generation may well wonder what "paper" is. But, in spite of Dick Eastman, I don't believe that we're quite ready to become a "completely paperless" society.
ReplyDeleteI'm an old dog learning new tricks. I still like to manipulate documents, images on paper. But I'd like to learn how to use Excel for more than just bookkeeping (which I don't do very well either).
ReplyDeleteMary Clement Douglass
Transcribing & publishing Kansas genealogical records
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