[Publib] "Is Google making us stupid?"

[Rob Amend]

"The index is making us stupid. It used to be that when you wanted
information, you would find a likely book and read the whole thing, hoping
to find what you were looking for. *Now*, all you have to do is go to the
back of the book and look for the word that will lead you to the fact you
seek. Sheer laziness."

Some Old Guy,
A Long Time Ago

"Gutenberg is making us stupid. It used to be that, if you wanted to learn
something, you would ask someone who learned from someone who had a
handwritten copy of a handwritten copy of a handwritten copy of a book. Now,
people can buy their own exact copies of a first publication, and learn
directly from the author. Where will it end?"

Another Old Guy,
A Long Time Ago


Google is not the Internet. This deluge of information is here to stay. We'd
better make our peace with it, and create tools to help us sift through it
all--like Google.


-- 
Rob Amend
Reference Librarian
rob.amend at gmail.com
blog.reftechrob.com
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