When the number, just published, the journal The Information Professional devoted to Web 2.0: blogs, participation and Lib 2.0 was being prepared, Dídac Margaix asked me why I threw to publish on paper. Honestly, at first I was a bit reluctant at the idea of giving myself to write a text whose goal was to be published but Dídac was right, it is likely that in this special issue I should have something to say. Unfortunately, by the time I was more or less decided what was going to write or compile as you look, turned my professional life and it eventually slipped from my hands.

Of course the number 2 for the volume 16 of that excellent magazine published Dídac concepts of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0: origin, definitions and current challenges for libraries, while I devoted myself to just enjoy it. Personally I would say that, seeing the index, the veterans hoped that the launch had been biblioblogosfera excited to publish, but it seems that bloggers are a bit shy, starting with myself, when their ideas and concerns in print. On the number in question, the general feeling is somewhat bittersweet because the contents weak on some points. In any case, whenever Dídac and I met often ask me why I do not throw to at least attempt to publish on paper, I'd answer that I leave the floor for other magazines, I do not need to see my name printed in ink feel more or less satisfied or performed for what may come to create, but sometimes life takes another turn and you need to realize that not everything is really as we think, or would that be.

As you know, there is no greater sin to let a blog go to aside more time than necessary. Okay, I admit, I have neglected. Long time no write anything interesting on here, but I've been facing a personal challenge that I did not expect so many headaches would involve: Writing on paper.

I did not know what I'm ready when the heads of the Texture magazine directed me an email and asked if I wanted to participate in number 2 with a text. The proposed topic to be addressed had to follow the thread of one of the texts of this blog, but the fact is that when writing left me much room did not know where to begin. This is a real problem if you want to go somewhere, so I was mulling over the introduction, middle and end, until I discovered it was better to start from the beginning.

Unfortunately for me, accustomed to the extensions that allow infinite digital space, I soon discovered I was writing an article rather than a chapter in a book, but really felt that it was utterly necessary in order to justify what he was asserting. I think it can not develop a theory, one can not defend a point of view without offering a justification, and could only make any reasoned argument, demonstrating that all roads lead to a specific location. But I started trying to adjust limits and beyond 4000 words reached my first draft of 3500 (7 pages), arriving in its final version without the approval of the editors at 4500, so obviously responsible for the magazine will to have to cut some passages.

Essentially for repetition of ideas, imagine that everything has been told before with more or less the same arguments, but it can be suggested that what I write then was really something I had wanted to write for this place, although I had not dared to to the difficulty of facing it. In any case, the question remains: Will I see a piece of mine published in a print magazine? I get to make the leap to write on paper?