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Home Origins Evolution Significance References	The Influence of Libraries Michael Landau ETEC 498 Fall 2004 npono2@pixi.com The History of Libraries and its Influence on Writing This paper explores the ways the institution of libraries ? institutions of reading but also of transcription, adaptation, and translation - have through their history influenced the content and technologies of writing. First of all, since reading and writing are two aspects of a single process, and what we read influences what we write, these centers of reading and foci of distribution of texts have directly influenced writers. But there have been other less obvious influences on the technologies and mediums of writing. If you would like to learn more about the origins of this writing technology, its evolution, or its significance, please click on the appropriate hyperlink.
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The History of Libraries and its Influence on Writing

This paper explores the ways the institution of libraries ? institutions of reading but also of transcription, adaptation, and translation - have through their history influenced the content and technologies of writing. First of all, since reading and writing are two aspects of a single process, and what we read influences what we write, these centers of reading and foci of distribution of texts have directly influenced writers. But there have been other less obvious influences on the technologies and mediums of writing.

If you would like to learn more about the origins of this writing technology, its evolution, or its significance, please click on the appropriate hyperlink.