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University of Lincoln installs literary vending machines | University of Lincoln installs literary vending machines |
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Free vending machines that dispense words instead of chocolate have been installed at the University of Lincoln. | Free vending machines that dispense words instead of chocolate have been installed at the University of Lincoln. |
The two machines print a few paragraphs from a classic novel or a poem taken randomly from a database of 100,000 titles. | The two machines print a few paragraphs from a classic novel or a poem taken randomly from a database of 100,000 titles. |
Ian Snowley, Dean of Student Learning, said users can select from three different story lengths but have no idea what they are going to get. | Ian Snowley, Dean of Student Learning, said users can select from three different story lengths but have no idea what they are going to get. |
"People love the random nature of the machines," he said. | "People love the random nature of the machines," he said. |
The stories are delivered on a receipt-sized scroll of eco-friendly paper using heat transfer instead of ink. | The stories are delivered on a receipt-sized scroll of eco-friendly paper using heat transfer instead of ink. |
Genres range from crime to contemporary fiction and include authors like Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens. | Genres range from crime to contemporary fiction and include authors like Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens. |
According to the university, the machines were the first to be installed at a British university. | According to the university, the machines were the first to be installed at a British university. |
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Mr Snowley said they got the idea after reading about machines installed in Canary Wharf, London. | Mr Snowley said they got the idea after reading about machines installed in Canary Wharf, London. |
"Libraries are all about reading and getting people to be creative - so we took the idea from there," he said. | "Libraries are all about reading and getting people to be creative - so we took the idea from there," he said. |
"We are all addicted to our phones - but this is something tangible to take away and take a moment away from our hectic lives." | "We are all addicted to our phones - but this is something tangible to take away and take a moment away from our hectic lives." |
"People can also hang them up in the library when they are finished with them for others to take away," he added. | "People can also hang them up in the library when they are finished with them for others to take away," he added. |
Later in the year, students and the wider community will be able to submit their own stories for possible inclusion in the database, the university said. | Later in the year, students and the wider community will be able to submit their own stories for possible inclusion in the database, the university said. |
Follow BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. | Follow BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. |
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