Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/03
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> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Lottermoser George
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 6:30 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] shift happens
> Way back in the early sixties (well before computers) a teacher told
> our class, "the important thing is not knowing the information, but
> knowing where to find the information." I never forgot that line. He
> was of course speaking about the use of "card catalogs, reference
> books, library tools, interviews, etc." I wonder if he'd still agree;
> when all one has to do is "google" or "wiki" and assume that you've
> received all the reasonable answers to the question(s).
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
I believe he would still agree, though the issue now, as always, is
the quality of the information. I sometimes remind our staff that there is
a reason why we pay about $30,000 a year for online research access, and
that the wikipedia article might have been written by someone whiling away
the time in a mental institution somewhere.
It won't be too long before our grandchildren remember the time when
grandpa required a separate device of some kind to access the internet or
take photos....
Ken