Information efficiency: libraries in the 19th century versus the digital age

Internet

Searching for information on Google is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Is that true? Was the library of the 19th century more efficient? Explain.

Google makes searching easy by typing in search terms in the browser. When search terms are searched in the browser, it brings up a list of items from the search terms. This makes the searching in Google much easier to find what the user is looking for. The 19th century brought about revolution in the respect that the libraries introduced directories that were placed on the tables in the libraries to look for and find information more efficiently. Google has used the internet to search for information through data bases that come from all over the world. The libraries of the 19th century only had them on a table, which means that people still had to go to the library. Google can be accessed from any computer at any location from all over the world.

The information age might very well go down as one of the most influential movements of the last century. The term "revolution" refers to a drastic change. In what ways in this information age is so drastically different? Is it all good?

This information age has brought about a drastic change in the way the world communicates with each other. The internet is a global open network (A virtual counter-revolution, 2010) that allows users to communicate with others across the globe, not just in their own locations. It has also changed how the world does business. Any business can create a website and sell products from around the globe. Consumers no longer have to drive to go to the stores. They can shop online from around the world. The way college students search to do assignments is also different because library bases are now digitized as can be accessed from anywhere (Boswell, 2005). Students no longer are required to physically go to the libraries to search for the information they need.

3. Social networks allow people to connect for a variety of reasons in a digital environment. You might join LinkedIn to meet business contacts, MySpace to find a band member, or Facebook to see pictures of old friends and meet new ones. Whatever environment you decide to be a part of, posting information about you has become an issue of concern. What are those concerns? I mean what is the big deal about privacy?