Re: REF: Online verses Print

>I would like to believe that printed matter and online products will 
>compliment each other rather than compete. I would love to hear others 
>thoughts.

I, for one, believe printed and online resources complement each other 
and will most likely continue to do so for some time to come.  To use the 
online vs. printed AIS Check Lists as examples, I find that having access 
to both is a tremendous time saver for me.  I live in a very rural area 
with slow modem access.  If I want to check something in a registration 
entry and know the year of registration, it's considerably quicker for me 
to grab the CL and look it up.  If I don't know the year of registration, 
the online db is the quicker way to go.  

If my ISP goes down, printed material is all I have available.  If I 
don't have access to my computer for any reason, printed material is all 
there is.  Without a laptop and wireless connection (neither of which I 
have), printed material is the only portable option.  When my neck hurts 
too badly to sit at this computer one more minute, I can still read a 
book. If I didn't own a computer at all, online resources would have no 
value to me whatsoever. 

Fact is, I spend the vast majority of my reading/researching time online, 
but that doesn't mean I don't still appreciate, covet, and rely on 
printed material. I've never had a book crash on me yet.

Laurie


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USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
normal annual precipitation 26-27"
slightly acid clay soil

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