The author then describes how the use of libraries became more widespread as people read more and books became more available. The use of libraries made it possible for people of lower classes, who could not afford books, to have access to books. The author then describes the shift between intensive reading in 1200 and extensive reading in 1400 and how it was depicted in paintings that featured scholars reading. This shift is important in that scholars were expected to learn a wider range of knowledge rather than in-depth knowledge in one area. Some readers at this time also read only certain parts of a book that they were interested in to draw the needed information from the text. This form of selective reading emphasized the best use of learning and research time, in that a reader was able to dive into the book get the needed information
The author then describes how the use of libraries became more widespread as people read more and books became more available. The use of libraries made it possible for people of lower classes, who could not afford books, to have access to books. The author then describes the shift between intensive reading in 1200 and extensive reading in 1400 and how it was depicted in paintings that featured scholars reading. This shift is important in that scholars were expected to learn a wider range of knowledge rather than in-depth knowledge in one area. Some readers at this time also read only certain parts of a book that they were interested in to draw the needed information from the text. This form of selective reading emphasized the best use of learning and research time, in that a reader was able to dive into the book get the needed information