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k>, Ian Winship <[log in to unmask]> writes
>In today's Guardian:
>
>On your marks, get set, search ...
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1210455,00.html?=rss
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>"Is the Internet really the quickest way to access facts - and get them
>right? We put Google to the test against more old-fashioned methods" - using
>the phone and a library. No mention of librarians!
Interesting article Ian, and classic poor journalism - a fun read and
totally pointless. As you say, no mention of librarians. No mention also
of when the stop watch was started. When using the library I wonder if
the stop watch started from when he walked in, got out of his seat,
found the appropriate book, or what? When you're dealing in seconds and
minutes this all counts.
Quite clearly the searcher didn't know how to search Google to get the
most out of it; I took the questions and timed myself and consistently
outperformed her with Google. Nothing special in that, since I imagine
any other information professional could do exactly the same. (I got the
Thatcher quote in 10 seconds rather than her 59 seconds for example).
Amateurs eh?
Phil.
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