Biblioposers vs. Archivists

I coined the term "biblioposer" to describe those information scientists who want it both ways. The biblioposer is an information scientist who never tires of presenting his profession as the arbiters of the internet while simultaneously gushing over his role as a custodian of books. To be fair, the two functions are not mutually exlusive, but there seems to me something hypocritical about working tirelessly to replace print while expressing one's love of its format. Biblioposers are great advocates of Kindles and their ilk, the electronic toys that are supposed to replace the codex for the dwindling masses who still find pleasure in deep reading. I suppose they take this stance because embracing hand held computers represents the middle ground between the excesses of the digital age and the slower pace of analog perusal. Make no mistake, though. The biblioposer is only pretending to love books, while working overtime to destroy them.