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1. Where's the Info?


Information can come from virtually anywhere. The saying "you can't see the forest for the trees" has never sounded truer than today. So much information is available through so many new sources that searching and actually finding what you need is growing more and more complex.

Manuevering effectively through the growing universe of information means you'll need to become information-smart in a lot of new ways. It means knowing what kind of information you want and where to find it. It means having the skills to use online tools via a library portal or search engine on the Web to get to the information you need. And it means being able to evaluate what you find so that you feel confident that you have what you need.

Quote:

"When it comes to information, it turns out that one can have too much of a good thing."

From: Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut / David Shenk. Published San Francisco, CA. : Harper Edge, 1997.

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