So this week I am moving some things around in switching an office setup, and the short of it is that I will be reducing the amount of space I intend to use for a library. This is by choice for you see this reduction is coming right on the heels of reading a book called the Laws of Simplicity. Good read, though the author is a bit crude at times. One of the things that really stood out to me is the need to reduce clutter. I have worked through this in the last few weeks just with stuff that has cluttered my living space, and wow, it has been great! Now look out office. What about those resources that are quite frankly past their prime? Some books and resources will never grow out of date, whereas others are done. So part of the issue is moving on past some books that I know in seven years at least I have not cracked open once!
But part two is really about how we use print now period. As I move a bookshelf, I am clearly refining what I take. And the reality is, I am becoming more and more tied to my computer and iPhone for research, news, and now books. As a matter of fact, just today I landed on scribd.com after reading a news article about this newcomer. Apparently this resource not only joins the fray in short-circuiting the wait to get knowledge at your fingertips, but is now propelling new authors ahead by helping them produce and provide content in short order. With that said, obviously much caution is needed in selection of who is writing what on what subject. However, what an expanse so readily available. It is wait and see for me with resources like scribd, but there will certainly be books in my own collection hitting the door in the next week.
Do you have an outlet for online books that you have been pleased with? Also, what are the mainstay books in your library? Let me know, my library is shrinking!
