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How the World Sees Us

I typed in “Luddite,” and [the OPAC] gave me a list of six books (six!) as well as links to Amazon reviews. I set out to find each book… . I spent three hours at the library and did not learn much about Luddites, but what I did find actually gave me chills. This is what I discovered: If you have a specific destination, the web is the place to go. If you just need to search, there is no place like the library.

Author DIANA WAGMAN, on her quest for information about Luddites at the Los Angeles Public Library, “A Luddite in the Library,” Los Angeles Times, Nov. 22.
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