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Did anyone take the THES article as a damning piece against librarians and ordering information? My computer colleagues did .... whereas I thought it was quite positive .... Janet Janet Peters University Librarian and Senior Assistant Director of Information Services 40 - 41 Park Place CARDIFF CF10 3BB Mobile: 07817 226258 Tel: 02920 879362 >>> EJ Place <[log in to unmask]> 21/11/2007 14:17 >>> 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 _________________________________________________________ Emma Place, Intute Training Manager Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) University of Bristol, 8-10 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HH Tel: 0117 928 7183 Email: [log in to unmask] Intute Virtual Training Suite: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk