This article makes a lot of valid points about “infobesity” and the need for an “infodiet.” With me being a student, I have a biased opinion on the subject. “Google-izing” information is very, very convenient, although I wouldn’t advise google for extensive research methods, such as applied and application integration, but only a means for basic research for ones own personal gain. I can agree with the author on that point, but, although I do agree with that, I cannot attest to NOT using google for an extensive search. A lot of college students are in a big rush, and most are heavy procrastinators, so if I can, I will speak for most college students when I say, we just don’t have time to use massive databases such as EBSCOHost. In these case’s, we turn to google for a ‘quick fix’. I can see how using this quick inefficient way of research, I can see how this has lead to a drop in the overall quality of the research work as a result of poor research methods. Once again, I agree with some parts of the article, it makes a lot of valid points, but with me being a college student I can understand why this has happened…I’m not promoting “infobesity” nor downing “infodieting”—I’m just being realistic, and the time we live in now, the need for quick and easy information is in high demand, and with technology evolving and becoming more and more faster, I don’t see “infodieting” being feasible at all.
Bell, S. (2004). The Infodiet: How Libraries Can Offer an AppetizingAlternative to Google. Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(24), B15. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.
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