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699724425 |
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OCoLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20110726065417.0 |
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110131s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng d |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0393339750 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780393339758 (pbk.) |
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(OCoLC)699724425 |
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YDXCP |
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YDXCP |
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ZAB |
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CBU |
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BTCTA |
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GZD |
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CoBoFLC |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
612.80285 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Carr, Nicholas G., |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The shallows : |
| Remainder of title |
what the Internet is doing to our brains / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Nicholas Carr. |
| VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
What the Internet is doing to our brains. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
W.W. Norton, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2011. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
viii, 280 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
21 cm. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue: The watchdog and the thief -- Hal and me -- The vital paths -- On what the brain thinks about when it thinks about itself -- Tools of the mind -- The deepening page -- On Lee de Forest and his amazing audion -- A medium of the most general nature -- The very image of a book -- The juggler's brain -- On the buoyancy of IQ scores -- The church of Google -- Search, memory -- On the writing of this book -- A thing like me -- Human elements. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
As we enjoy the Internet's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? Carr describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by "tools of the mind"--from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer--and interweaves recent discoveries in neuroscience. Now, he expands his argument into a compelling exploration of the Internet's intellectual and cultural consequences. Our brains, scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. Building on insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a case that every information technology carries a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. The printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In contrast, the Internet encourages rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information. As we become ever more adept at scanning and skimming, are we losing our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection?--From publisher description. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| AWARDS NOTE |
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| Awards note |
Finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Neuropsychology. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Internet |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Internet |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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612.8 CAR |
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314 |
