explodedlibrary bunker

the other point of view

Read the article linked to from here.
I can't say that I agree with her, but it's never hurt anyone to read an eloquent exposition of an opposing viewpoint.

authoritative or useful?

The usefulness of information is not determined by its source. Some sources are more likely to produce accurate information than others, but accuracy is different from usefulness. Sometimes I wonder if there's an inverse relationship between a source's accuracy and its ability to provide useful information - not in every case. Could this be the reason why many libraries have competed so poorly in the online world - they are obsessed with information being accurate and authoritative but not so much with information being accessible and useful. I'm not against accuracy and authoritativeness - especially in information which we consume and can transform into something more useful

My own practise is to be omnivorous. All information can be relevant, it doesn't matter whether it comes from blogs, books, journals, graffiti, or overhead conversations on the bus.

Currently playing in iTunes: Innocence (Simian Mobile Disco Remix 12") by Björk

apathy and the crowd

The wisdom of crowds becomes an excuse for apathy if you forget that you are a part of the crowd and that your voice matters.

[2nd outtake from this post]

the cure for information overload

By the way, I also think that this idea ["It's not important to know everything that's happening as soon as it happens"] is the cure for information overload. There are some people who are employed to know every development about something as soon as it happens. I'm afraid that this option is available for you. I know, I used to work in Competitive Intelligence.

[1st outtake from this post]