I enjoyed Andrew Keen's book, mainly because it was provocative and so 
helped open up the debate on Web 2.0.

On the Intute blog this week, Caroline Williams describes the impact Keen's 
book and Web 2.0 is having on Intute - which has always seen the input of 
subject experts as a strength of the service, but which is now also looking 
to actively encourage more open participation, without compromising quality:

<http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2007/11/16/the-cult-of-the-amateur/>

We'd welcome your comments on this new direction for Intute on the blog.

Best wishes,
Emma


--On 21 November 2007 14:40 +0000 David Hewish <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

> Dear group
>
> I haven't read this book but also have it on order.  I am currently
> reading Andrew Keen's 'Cult of the amateur: how today's internet is
> killing our culture and assaulting our economy' which is most thought
> provoking if not always in line with my thinking.  It is however a
> wake-up call to the surge of Web 2.0 and how it affects us all.  I
> welcome this debate about how the Web 2.0 explosion is affecting
> people's ability to process and interpret information appropriately.
>
> Dave Hewish
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Information literacy and information skills teaching discussion
> list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Callan, Mark
> Sent: 21 November 2007 14:26
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: The University of Google
>
> I have it on order - precisely because it (and the article) look very
> interesting!
>
> Mark C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Information literacy and information skills teaching discussion
> list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of EJ Place
> Sent: 21 November 2007 14:18
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: The University of Google
>
>
> Has anyone read this new book (out this month):
>
> "The University of Google: Education in the (Post) Information Age" ?
>
> The author, Tara Brabazon, is Professor of Media Studies at the
> University of Brighton.
>
> It looks like an interesting take on the impact of new technologies on
> Higher Education, and the library profession.
>
> The author, has an opinion piece in this week's Times Higher Education
> Supplement called: "Boomers in thrall to a Wiki Universe" which
> librarians teaching information literacy might be interested to read.
>
> I'd be interested to hear what list-members think of the book ...
>
> Emma
>
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