Hi Dave
Do you get the impression from The Cult of the Amateur that Keen thinks that
bad things just didn't happen before the internet? His critique of
Wikipedia is (sort of) fair enough, but the rest of the book seemed rather
less well argued, and certainly less knowledegeable, than your average blog.
I'd recommend Wikinomics as a decent alternative, though of course it deals
more with wikis' impact on business and less specifically with the knowledge
and research economy.
Best
James
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Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4:41 PM
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Subject: Re: The University of Google
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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I have it on order - precisely because it (and the article) look very
interesting!
Mark C
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Sent: 21 November 2007 14:18
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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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