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Google and Books (Reflection (I like having quick access to multiple…
Google and Books
Reflection
This section of the readings resonated the most with me. Perhaps because I am such an avid reader. I thought it was interesting that nothing was mentioned about ease of finding information. I know I can use the search function quickly scan the text, but I find it more difficult to find something that I remember. Such as when reading a mystery book and you remember what was going on but not a keyword. I can quickly flip through a book (literally), but not with a digital edition. I feel like I need to highlight and bookmark more sections so I can reference them later not to remember the information.
The issue of consciousness transfer is not new, especially related to books. This was covered in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode in 1997 and Dr. Who in 2008. In Buffy, the book is scanned and translated by the computer program as they attempt to "update " the library. This then causes a demon t be released and cause havoc. In Dr. Who people are "saved" into the library and dying consciousness can be uploaded into the computer's library system as well.
I like having quick access to multiple sources. It makes it easy to research and stay up to date on various issues, especially medical. But it can also make it hard to figure out what is accurate and what is not. Information is no longer slowly edited and processed by publishers and their teams. Anyone can make a blog or publish information on social media. It can be difficult to sort out what is a reliable source and what is not.
I think that while information that is digital never fully goes away, many of the storage devices we have degrade quickly or have privacy concerns. Information can be difficult to find as more and more information is published burying the old as new we sources are available. Causing the old to be forgotten.
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Carr, N. 2011. The shallows: What the internet is doing to our brains. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.