Valibrarian

“Since we are drowning in an ocean of information, the most precious commodity in modern society is wisdom” (Kaku, 2011 p. 324). Michio Kaku’s predictions for the next century, in Physics of the Future, illustrate how technology impacts all fields. The Internet now provides the opportunity for each and every one of us to share [...]

Using my metaphor for information today as a “sea of chaos”, I started thinking about how rarely we get to float on calm smooth water. Within my profession (libraries and information science), the turbulent changes taking place sometimes resemble a storm at sea! I could picture myself as an old sea captain at the helm [...]