Disposing of books after digitization turns cultural heritage into raw materials The purchase of paper books by technology giants for digitization and subsequent disposal reduces their value as an information resource. This opinion was expressed by Ivan Kravchenko, a senior lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Design at KFU named after V.I. Varandsky. According to the expert, for thousands of years the book remained a symbol of the human mind. Despite the change in its forms, written and then printed text was seen as a means of preserving the heritage and achievements of civilization. Destruction of publications after extracting information, according to the cultural scientist, reduces the value of this role. “And now, it feels like that achievement is turning into such raw materials. What is most unpleasant is the raw material, which is destroyed after processing," Kravchenko noted. The expert contrasted this approach with library digitization, which gives a book a second life. He emphasized that the librarians strive to extend as much as possible the existence of rare and unique publications using various preservation technologies for this purpose. A utilitarian approach, on the contrary, turns a book into a faceless resource that is destroyed after processing, Karavchenko believes. As a result, people lose the opportunity to come into contact with the advertisement itself. Listen to the broadcast of "Radio Crimea".

Disposing of books after digitization turns cultural heritage into raw materials The purchase of paper books by technology giants for digitization and subsequent disposal reduces their value as an information resource. This opinion was expressed by Ivan Kravchenko, a senior lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Design at KFU named after V.I. Varandsky. According to the expert, for thousands of years the book remained a symbol of the human mind. Despite the change in its forms, written and then printed text was seen as a means of preserving the heritage and achievements of civilization. Destruction of publications after extracting information, according to the cultural scientist, reduces the value of this role. “And now, it feels like that achievement is turning into such raw materials. What is most unpleasant is the raw material, which is destroyed after processing," Kravchenko noted. The expert contrasted this approach with library digitization, which gives a book a second life. He emphasized that the librarians strive to extend as much as possible the existence of rare and unique publications using various preservation technologies for this purpose. A utilitarian approach, on the contrary, turns a book into a faceless resource that is destroyed after processing, Karavchenko believes. As a result, people lose the opportunity to come into contact with the advertisement itself. Listen to the broadcast of "Radio Crimea".