tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771056772007230891.post310180094929916820..comments2024-03-12T09:12:39.608+00:00Comments on libfocus - Irish library blog: Digital content: Are we lost without spatial navigation?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771056772007230891.post-77733129915917482642012-03-19T22:04:01.154+00:002012-03-19T22:04:01.154+00:00Thanks a lot for the comment. I agree completely w...Thanks a lot for the comment. I agree completely with your view regarding the obvious advantages and efficiencies offered by digital content relative to print - subject to the caveat of the need for critical appraisal of such sources. <br /><br />Indeed there is even an argument to be made that the shift towards the internet as the main source of information, will *force* people to develop their analytical and critical skills, whereas people often viewed traditional print reference sources (EB for example - http://bit.ly/9dRcHi) as reputable and authoritative without much questioning, such was (is?) the level of trust in the printed word. Surely encouraging this kind of culture of questioning and critical thinking is desirableMichelle Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459103029885548217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771056772007230891.post-69529074821757561742012-03-19T08:40:30.161+00:002012-03-19T08:40:30.161+00:00This post is spot on. As of recently I find myself...This post is spot on. As of recently I find myself more and more involved in conversations where people who don't really use technology (at all) believe (based simply on their own opinion) that digital content and the web in general are affecting our information behaviour for the worse. There is a widespread myth/belief that searching digital content or searching the web for information is lazy and generally 'bad' for our cognitive processes. Also, people believe that guessing information and developing arguments on non-factual information is better than instantly discovering the facts and then discussing and building upon them. Funnily enough I tend to be their source of information! I wish more people realised that once one develops good analytic and searching skills (and critical skills!!), digital content retrieval is far superior and democratic than print content retrieval, usually stashed somewhere obscure and only accessible to few chosen ones. Until then it's a battle against lazy late adopters :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com