Obviously libraries are important for democracy not only because I sit in one at the current time writing this blog, but also because they give us something that's real along with resources we can't obtain elsewhere. In the article the case was made between the real world and cyberspace creating a constant debate between libraries and Internet. Outside of serving up basic information the Internet can't compare especially in large part due to copyright. Libraries are present to spread knowledge with the use of the Internet, but I guarantee if the Internet was taken away and research had to be compiled before entering libraries would not survive long. I remember when we took a trip to the library second semester last year and beforehand the teacher asked who had visited prior. Out of 35 kids only another kid and I had spent a reasonable amount of time in there. I am the furthest thing from a nerd, but the library serves its purpose and without them we close ourselves off from reality even more.
Siva is hoping to stabilize libraries by promoting the positive aspects. His description of anarchy is used by the information we are able to obtain for FREE and share for FREE. He wants us to work through the issues because otherwise the control is left to the government and they want every bit of revenue available. It's like Bettina said in class the other day about the power of the students, similar case here. If we as a society sit back and let things keep unraveling libraries will be gone, but if it's important enough we need to grasp the positives and reverse the pattern. David Bollier and Siva's remarks described libraries as a foundation making it hard to visualize a world without them.
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