Monday, May 26, 2008

books and knowledge and information



BOOKS

I've traveled the world twice over, Met the famous; saints and sinners, Poets and artists, kings and queens, Old stars and hopeful beginners, I've been where no-one's been before, Learned secrets from writers and cooks All with one library ticket To the wonderful world of books. ~ Anonymous ~
SOURCE
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/readingquotes.htm


OVERABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION

What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.Herbert Simon, economist


KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.Samuel Johnson
(1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson






Knowledge is power. Librarians continue to be knowledge professionals. gbgv...1816....

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