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Welch Journal Club

March 9, 2009

Victoria Goode, Clinical Librarian, Clinical Liaison Services

“Is Google Making us Stupid?” By Nicholas Carr The Atlantic Online, July/August 2008 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google I want this to be a pretty open discussion, but here are a couple of things to think about: The author mentions not being able to concentrate on reading long pieces of writing. Does anyone find this true of themselves? How will this change in user behavior change the way we deliver our services? Will there need to be any change? Also take a look at the newly started Medpedia: www.medpedia.com And the study mentioned in the article about online research habits: http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf

Readings:

“Is Google Making us Stupid?”
Medpedia
http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf