[Sigia-l] Point of View: New metaphors for user interfaces

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Jean Graef:

> Graef likes the metaphor idea but wonders why IT consultants often ignore
> the two most important information metaphors of the last 500 years - books
> and libraries.

You say:

"...why bother with quaint artifacts like card catalogs, A - Z indexes,
glossaries, and tables of contents? Two reasons: familiarity and utility."

Card catalogs are pretty quaint, unfamiliar artifacts to a sizeable portion
of the new generation. Their utility, given the plethora of other tools
electronically available, is also questionable.

Alex is still hopeful that the flame is still burning at the library, others
can't see through the fogged windows. :-)

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Ziya

"Innovate as a last resort."