Reading Assignment #3

This is an interesting article in several ways. As an avid arte lover, I was really interested in the beginning section that explained how library archives were involved in the recovery of DaVinci’s precious works. Many people view libraries as large room filled with books and nothing more, which in fact is incorrect. Different libraries were involved in the recovery or DaVinci’s work as well as protecting it and restoring it. This plays a major role for history in that without the preservation of his works, art would be different from what it is today. The article also had interesting views on the future. The section that captured my attention was the one on technology, and how the “status quo” is continually changing. I can apply this logic to my own life. I remember when I was little and my parents had a spin-dial phone. I thought that we were something advanced when we got our first button phone, and look how much things have changed from that point. Now we have Blackberries, IPhones, and other various cell phones that not only can be used to make calls but tackle email, play music, and even provide GPS systems. The article is right on when it says that technology is forever changing and will always be replaced by something “new and improved”. Libraries are experiencing technology changes as well in several ways. They have advanced from the standard library card catalogue to faster, more efficient computer systems. They have online journals and article archives. Soon, many hope to have digitized copies of books. Technology is forever changing; the question is whether or not it will ever reach an ultimate point where no more advancements can be made.