Deep Web Resource - Clay Skirky
I went to the Cannell Library and went over to Newspapers and clicked on the button. Then I scrolled down to newspapers and found Wall Street Journal. Then I went to ProQuest. I went to the Advanced Search and I typed in the Title and Authors First name and Authors Last name. I then went to the Date Range
Open web – Yahoo! Nicholas Carr
I used Yahoo! As my search engine. Then I typed in “Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber? Wall Street Journal. Hit search. Many websites came up and I scrolled down to the one with the title and the author’s name. Then right above the website there was another website called [DOC] userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu and I clicked on the View as Html and the full document popped up.
For the Deep Web article by Clay Shirky:
A) Authority: I scrolled down to the Indexing and clicked on Author: This gave me six documents that the author had published for the Wall Street
Journal. There was an ISSN: number and ProQuest Document number.
B) Sources: There really wasn’t a source, or works cited.
C) Purpose: The article compares and contrasts the internet and all of its technical advantages as to the way it use to be, which was by obtaining information from books. Is this new way good or bad for the society of the future.
D) Evenness: I think this author is somewhat bias in his attempt to defend the internet.
E) Coverage: There is no table of contents or index, as it is a newspaper article.
F) Timeliness: The date is fairly current and the article relates to the current times we live in.
For the Open Web article by Nicholas Carr:
A) Authority: I had to use Google Scholar to check on the author. There were many references that came up. So I believe he is a credible author.
I used Google Books to check on the publisher and the Wall Street Journal definitely came up.
B) Sources: He cites his sources throughout his article.
C) Purpose: The purpose of the article is to compare and contrast continuous use of the web.
D) Evenness: I thought this was an even un bias opinion.
E) Coverage: There is no table of context or index as it is a newspaper article
F) Timeliness: The article was written in June of 2010 so is a fairly current article
I chose the article by Nicholas Carr. I found the studies he quoted about our ability to comprehend less information when we are always “plugged in” to be somewhat unsettling. I do think they have a point about how societies of today rely so heavily on the web or social media. The young and older generations are getting bombard by mass information in so many different forms that it does not surprise me that these studies are coming out showing a lack of cognitive skills, especially in being able to focus.
My grandson is a good example of this. He is twelve and already is showing signs of really being “board” or discontented if he is not “linked in” to something. I remember as a child we would look out the window when riding in a car. Now I look over and see my grandson with his head looking down right at his ipod playing games or checking messages or what ever. So goes by the beautiful scenery and what ever else may be pleasing to look at. It will be interesting to see how he does at great grandma’s house picking apricots and no internet!
With that being said I do believe all of this technology and social media does have its place in the world. I can’t imagine living with out some of the conveniences that it allows us. However, there is a “balance” that one must adhere too. If we don’t take the time to slow down some, clear our minds, find a good book to read (off line) and do some of the old fashion things we use to do then I think we are in for some social and behavior problems that as a society we will have to address. This goes to my first question when I started this class which was, how does the use of the internet affect our social skills? I feel like I have come full circle and it just happened. So in conclusion there are pro’s and con’s to our brave new world.
