Thing 15

At 11:27am on April 6, 2009, B. Jan Scherer said…
Thing 15: After reading Rick Anderson's "Away from the Ice Bergs'" I can realize that I (we) are on the verge of an information explosion. Learning how to access it all is difficult for me to process. I did agree that our libraries are remanants of bygone information, practices, and attitudes that no longer make sense. He listed three "ice bergs" that get in the way of accessing information. I, myself, have always realied on the "print" information; I felt compfortable and secure with my research. However, after reading his third "iceberg," I reallly connected to it. In the past it was difficulty to find the time to physically go to a library for research. It was a long and tedious task, and then if material was checked out, I couldn't gather the needed information. Today, with Web 2.0 that no longer is necessary. I now merely need to sit in front of a computer and do intensive reasearch. I can easily find documents needed with a click of a button. In his first "iceberg, I found that the whole concept of what a library is to be out-of-date. As information changes, so does the way we store and retrieve information. No longer will great halls need to be filled with print material. Now, we can store information on the Web and not take up great space doing so. Also, the old search engines are becoming obsolete. Information is quickly obtained just by going to various blogs. I believe that today's information makes the learner much more active in the thinking and anaylizing process of research.....Good article. Delete Comment