[P2P-F] library?

[Mark Petz]

" Public services like libraries, recreation centers and there for us when
we can no longer afford new books, health clubs or another car." line 3 of
part 4 of
Theoretical: Twelve Principles of the Commonsto me all libraries are commons
projects. that is the point

yep perhaps vesav orb others with time can expand this sections.
m


On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Mark, I can't find your reference to that formulation in Jay's book, I
> only see "44. Patronize and support your public library"
>
> Our wiki has indeed next to nothing on (public or commons) libraries, to I
> keep the tag http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Libaries, as I was myself a
> librarian for 12 years,
>
> We do have http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Intelligence, which is if you
> like, about 'virtual libraries',
>
> I would welcome more, but am not close to that world anymore,
>
> I have put Vesa in cc, as perhaps he knows of other commons-related library
> projects,
>
> Michel
>
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> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Mark Petz <ravenwyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There is a gaping cavern of a hole in the p2p website.
>>
>> I was looking at:
>>
>> http://p2pfoundation.net/Field_Guide_to_the_Commons
>>
>> and it says libraries when we can no longer afford books - ??!!!!
>>
>> This seems to me a big misrepresentation - I can afford books, but I think
>> a library is essential as it reduces environmental impact on the planet, I
>> want the expert services of a librarian that can find stuff for me, communal
>> halls where I can meet fellow literati or researchers are valuable. Valuable
>> books that I can leave there and someone else manage the security or limited
>> editions I cannot find and can be stored collectively and better etc. many
>> COMMONS aspects that have nowt to do with money or some kind of seeking
>> alternative from a presumed mainstream culture.
>>
>> Also I think there should be an actual page on this as the LIBRARY is
>> probably the most familiar commons to people, which is a construct of man
>> that works well.
>>
>> Now maybe there is another page that has this? I don't know. But to
>> develop more on the library it would be good to ask "Vesa Lehtinen" <
>> akuleh at sci.fi> a qualified librarian here who worked at the Pispala
>> Community Library here in Pispala. Not sure if you met him? Anyhow this is a
>> library that is open to all, and not run through taxation, but one set up by
>> the community here.
>>
>> markus
>>
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