[WSIS CS-Plenary] [humour] New role for libraries in the information society...

[Robert Guerra]

I saw this on another list i'm on and thought it would be of interest  
to this list...

Will it end up as a possible contribution to PC3? who knows...


regards,

Robert

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Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Managing Director, Privaterra <http://www.privaterra.org>



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> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Ted Nelson <tandm at xanadu.net>
> Date: August 30, 2005 3:35:42 AM EDT
> Subject: "Hey, check her out" takes on new meaning in Sweden
>
>
> Dave,
>
> Here's an interactive educational system that's beautifully Retro
>  and Lo-Tech.  To say nothing of Rationalist, Imaginative,
>  and kind of dear.  I doubt it would work in the USA, but
>  why not try it?
>
> In Malmö, Sweden, you can go to the library and check out a
>  person for fortyfive minutes to talk about their lives and ideas.
>
> http://larvatusprodeo.redrag.net/2005/08/26/great-swedish- 
> ideas-56789-2/
>
> In addition to a Muslim, a Lesbian and a Dane (wow!), there
>  are several other available titles.
>
> To quote:
> 'The people available to be “borrowed” also include a journalist, a  
> gypsy,
> a blind man, and an animal rights activist. They will be available  
> Saturday
> and Sunday in conjunction with a Malmo city festival and are meant  
> to give
> people “a new perspective on life,” the library said in a  
> statement. “There
> are prejudices about everything,” Noren said. “This is about  
> fighting those
> prejudices and promoting coexistence.”
>
> 'Borrowing a person will be free, and the library will also provide  
> coffee
> at its cafe where the “living books” will answer questions about their
> lives, beliefs, or jobs. “It’s supposed to be relaxed and human-to- 
> human,”
> Noren said.'
>
>
>
>
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