The Choice Channel

“As the Internet replaces library databases as students’ primary research option, a new discussion is emerging in academic circles: Is the vast amount of information at students’ fingertips changing the way they gather and process information for the better–or for worse? In a recent Atlantic Monthly article titled ‘Is Google Making Us Stupid,’ author Nicholas Carr asserts that technology has changed the way we think, making our minds a ‘high-speed data-processing’ machine under the influence of internet search engines. But he questions whether this development has led to a focus on surface-level skimming at the expense of deeper reading.” (10/15/08)