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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Am I the only one who finds it harder and harder to get hardback information? Instead of being told google it? What happened to like books of Labor and Stats or other works hard copy?

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Am I the only one who finds it harder and harder to get hardback information? Instead of being told google it? What happened to like books of Labor and Stats or other works hard copy?

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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Have we just all become googlets. Or something? How does a person get hard copies of stuff for science and other things for a fiscal year? I can further explain if need be.

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It’s a lot cheaper to manage data digitally than physically. If you want a hard copy of something, you are welcome to print it.

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