As promised, tonight I'm going to "booktalk" The Social Life of Information by John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid. It has a lot of fascinating information about the ways that historically information has been stored, passed around and used, as well as predictions for the digital future of information. I chuckled when I read that the popularity of the typewriter spelled the demise of the pencil! Makes me think about the more recent prediction that computers would mean the end of paper (I wish!--paper is the one thing thwarting my goal of total organization). In addition to organizing information, the book show us how to look beyond our obsession with information and individuals to include the critical social networks of which these are always apart.
This was an interesting read! I highly recommend it!
This was an interesting read! I highly recommend it!
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