It’s a wonder where society would be without the discovery of the internet? Unless you have never watched TV, listened to a radio, or read a book, you almost certainly have heard about the internet. Today very few, if any, haven’t used the internet in some aspect of their life. It is almost impossible to have not used it. Internet is installed in anything from phones to cars. If one says he or she hadn’t used it, one would be isolated from society. The mass of information that the internet brings to the table is astonishing. People no longer have to find books to educate themselves. With the amount of information and the easy accessibility to the internet, books are becoming a thing of the past. There are many benefits from the internet, the speed and accessibility are the key ones. With benefits there are always downfalls, and the internet has its fair share. The problem with the internet replacing book research is the credibility of the research, and the limitations to learning. Even though conducting internet research is more efficient, research on the internet often lacks credibility and limits readers learning.
We live in the information age, where we have access to many wonderful Internet research sights. For this reason, people tend to stray away from the use of book research. Some would state that the internet is a tool best used in addition to traditional research, such as book research. The fact that people do not use books for research is astonishing, because the credibility of internet research is often absent. In most cases, books are indeed more reliable than sources on the Internet, but books have been reviewed many times before publishing. So the problem is, unlike internet research, book information takes more t...
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...nding a book alone in a library greatly exceeds the time used in researching topics on the internet. The fact of the matter is that through modern devices such as smart phones and other smart devices, people are turning away from the use of books in research. With the drastic incline of people using internet over book research, libraries are becoming a thing of the past. Internet cafes are the modern version of a library.
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The internet is no longer just a source for research, as Cascio has said “ the digital systems we rely upon become faster, more sophisticated, and capable too” (Cascio). What he means by this is that we can rely more on technology to help us because it’s developing to become efficient to our daily needs. For example, there are tasks we can now complete on the internet that used to require plenty of time. Things like going to pay rent, purchasing groceries, or going to the bank are all things that can now be done online due to the faster, more capable power of the internet. Once time consuming or complex tasks are now simple to complete with just a few clicks. This is a beneficial concept to those who have busy schedules, have difficulties with transportation, disabilities that don’t allow them to maneuver much, or anyone who just doesn't have the time, patients, or ability to stand in long, never-ending waiting lines. According to the previously mentioned study done by Nanjing University of Science and Technology with the University of South Australia “elderly people are increasingly using mobile devices to conduct online banking, find jobs, access medical help, and obtain entertainment information” (Ma). This research goes to at the least provide an example of one group of people who have benefited from using the internet to make their life
I can relate to this because every time that I have been asked to do research for a paper, the first thing I turn to is the internet. I don’t think that I have ever once gone out to find or discover my own information. The closest I have ever gotten to actually going out to find information was once in my cols class when we were all assigned a college resource to go to and ask someone working there what they are “all about”. I love that Schlesinger is concerned about this issue, I am too, and this worries me because one day my generation will be running the whole world and if we believe the answer to everything is on the internet what happens when we come across a question that the internet can’t answer? Will we leave it unanswered and simply forget about it or will we be able to go out and find the answers for ourselves. Kind of like Schlesinger askes “will we grow accustomed to only asking questions that we know we can answer by using out cell
Like Gladwell, Nicholas Carr believes the internet has negative effects. In his article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid”, Carr attempts to show as the internet becomes our primary source of information, it diminishes the ability to read books and extensive research. Carr goes on to give a very well researched account of how text on the internet is designed make browsing fast and profitable. He describes how the design for skimming affects our thinking skills and attention spans. He wraps up his argument by describing what we are losing in the shift toward using the internet as our main information source. Carr suggests the learning process that occurs in extensive research and through reading is lost. While the learning process can be beneficial to scholars and intellectuals, not everyone has the capability to follow through with it. The internet offers an education that anyone can have access to and understand. Also if Carr believes the learning process is better, this option is always available for people who want to learn according to this scholarly principal. However, for the rest of the population the quick and easy access has allowed the average population to become more educated, and to expose themselves to aspects of academia that previously is reserved for
With the rise of technology and the staggering availability of information, the digital age has come about in full force, and will only grow from here. Any individual with an internet connection has a vast amount of knowledge at his fingertips. As long as one is online, he is mere clicks away from Wikipedia or Google, which allows him to find what he needs to know. Despite this, Nicholas Carr questions whether Google has a positive impact on the way people take in information. In his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr explores the internet’s impact on the way people read. He argues that the availability of so much information has diminished the ability to concentrate on reading, referencing stories of literary types who no longer have the capacity to sit down and read a book, as well as his own personal experiences with this issue. The internet presents tons of data at once, and it is Carr’s assumption that our brains will slowly become wired to better receive this information.
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Although the Internet has increased how much we read, it has deteriorated our concentration level. We are no longer able to read long passages and stay interested. We have resorted to skimming or finding a shorter version. It has also affected our ability to take an analytical approach to what we read. We no longer go beyond comprehending the information we take in. Outside of using the Internet to “enhance” our mind, Carr has also made the point that it is a daily involvement. We incorporate it in our everyday lives, because it is a source of entertainment or serves as some type of convenience for us.
First, he provides an overview of the history and development of the book as well as the development of reading. Carr analyzes and explains the effects of these developments on the individuals. Furthermore, he notes that the Internet recreates and alters a medium’s content by the use of hyperlinks, which ultimately distracts readers, and by separating the content into organized chunks. These characteristics make the content “searchable” which stimulates skimming behavior or superficial reading. As a result, readers retain less information due to the lack of deep, analytical reading. In addition, online texts often incorporate opinions, beliefs, or skewed viewpoints of certain topics, which can have negative effects on readers. Carr also addresses that some opponents believe that hardcopy reading was a result of “impoverished access” (111) and that the desire to use the fast paced web is a result of a quickening pace of life and work over the past few
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