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Surrounded by piles, again
Feb. 16th, 2007 01:34 pmA good while back I blogged about the way in which I was slowly sinking beneath vast mounds of magazine and journal back-issues.
I've been doing some tidying this morning. Things haven't got any better in the last four years.
It is extremely tempting to say "Enough! I read them and they go in the recycling!" There are some I want to keep - but why? I have nearly the whole run of SFX, but have never looked at old issues. The same goes for the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Wired and various IEE journals.
Some stuff I do want to hang on to; Interzone and BSFA magazines. But why do I have this urge? Is it wanting to have stuff for research or reference purposes?If so, not being a reviewer or academic I find it hard to honestly justify this. Is it because I want some sort of library of familiarity? Is it because if I start disposing of old magazines I'm unlikely to read again that I might be tempted to get rid of old books I'm unlikely to read again? That way lies heresy!
I've been doing some tidying this morning. Things haven't got any better in the last four years.
It is extremely tempting to say "Enough! I read them and they go in the recycling!" There are some I want to keep - but why? I have nearly the whole run of SFX, but have never looked at old issues. The same goes for the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Wired and various IEE journals.
Some stuff I do want to hang on to; Interzone and BSFA magazines. But why do I have this urge? Is it wanting to have stuff for research or reference purposes?If so, not being a reviewer or academic I find it hard to honestly justify this. Is it because I want some sort of library of familiarity? Is it because if I start disposing of old magazines I'm unlikely to read again that I might be tempted to get rid of old books I'm unlikely to read again? That way lies heresy!
