Episode 687: Clickbait
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of M.G. Siegler's blog post on the future of libraries in the digital age.
The show team discusses the 2013 blog post " The End of the Library " by M.G. Siegler, clickbait that argued that the economics of ebooks and the existence of the Internet meant that libraries had to change or disappear. First broadcast June 12 2026. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/81848 Playlist "Today's episode is called 'The End of the Library.' No it's not, it's called Clickbait."
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