Chuck & Beans

Redefining the Library in the Age of Google & Wikipedia

"Redefining the Library in the Age of Google & Wikipedia." International Business Times / Knowledge@SMU.
New York: International Business Times Online, November 2nd 2010.

"[N.] Varaprasad imagines that libraries of the future might take a modular form, like that of Lego bricks; where there is one concept but many parts and multiple possibilities. So just like the evolution from stone tablets to scrolls to books, libraries need to innovate and evolve, so that they may continue to deliver knowledge to the masses; make reading experiences more interesting and social; and ultimately, keep from extinction."

Searching For Better Research Habits

"Searching For Better Research Habits: Should Colleges  Teach Students How To Be Better Googlers?" Inside Higher Ed / Steve Kolowich.
New York: Inside Higher Education Online, September 29th 2010.

“Students do not have adequate information literacy skills when they come to college, and this goes for even high-achieving students,” said Asher, the lead research anthropologist at the Enthographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries (ERIAL) Project, which recently studied the search habits of more than 600 Illinois students spanning a range of institutions and demographic groups."

Access Belies Privacy

"Libraries Warn of Censorship, Privacy, Cost in Google’s Digital Library." Wired / Ryan Singel.

San Francisco: Wired Epicenter Online, May 2009.

Serendipity

Funny what you find when you type 'weird' into a Google Images search. Ha!



See Also:
Serendipity

5 Ways Google Book Settlement Will Change The Future of Reading

"5 Ways the Google Book Settlement Will Change the Future of Reading." io9 / Annalee Newitz.
New York: Gawker Media, April 2nd 2010.

Thank-You, Forbes!

"Young Learners Need Librarians, Not Just Google." Forbes / Mark Moran.
New York: Forbes Online, March 22nd 2010.

Young and old alike!

"Students do not know how to find or evaluate the information they need on the Internet.  In a recent study of fifth grade students in the Netherlands, most never questioned the credibility of a Web site, even though they had just completed a course on information literacy.....Without a dedicated guide, they end up, in the words of professor Dr Henry Jenkins, as "feral children of the Internet raised by the Web 2.0 wolves."  

Information Overload

"The Reports of Our Professional Deaths Have Been Greatly Exaggerated." Agnostic, Maybe / Andy W.
New Jersey: March 17th 2010.

"...it’s staggering on a scale that is breathtaking. According to Cisco systems, “[b]y 2013 the amount of traffic flowing over the internet annually will reach 667 exabytes” (or 667,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes or 1/3rd of a zetabyte)."

"Data, Data Everywhere." The Economist / A Special Report on Managing Information.

London: February 25th 2010.

"...from Hal Varian, Google’s chief economist: Data, he explains, are widely available; what is scarce is the ability to extract wisdom from them."

"Is the Internet Making Us Stupid?" Tech Radar / Gary Marshall.
Bath: March 6th 2010.

Google Books Project

"The Fight Over the Google of All Libraries FAQ." Wired.com / Ryan Singel.
New York: 2010.

See Also:
Google Books
American Library Association (ALA) Google Books Settlement