I grew up during the "computer revolution" and saw the internet enter our lives. I was sure that digitizing information and all of the "zero-cost copies" was cl

I grew up during the "computer revolution" and saw the internet enter our lives. I was sure that digitizing information and all of the "zero-cost copies" was clearly the way to make information available to everyone, forever. Since then, I've seen much of this information become closely guarded (paywalls, etc.) and, in many cases, inaccessible. This is especially true for content born on the web that's now gone from the web, with only some busted links here or there to tell us it ever even existed. Compare this to my local library. I can access a large collection of books, magazines, and newspapers instantly, for free. For something not local, I ask the librarian for help and that item appears a few days later through the magic of interlibrary loan. And for durability, I now feel that printed volumes in multiple locations can easily outlast much of our digital content.