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Back then we had abstracts, indices, bibliographies, librarians. Let's not pretend that the literature was inaccessible before Google.
by HarryHirsch 11y ago
Back then we had abstracts, indices, bibliographies, librarians. Let's not pretend that the literature was inaccessible before Google.
- nkuttler 11y agoAnd you spent countless hours or even days finding the most relevant documents.
- soylentcola 11y agoSure, but "search and query" is still incredibly useful in many situations compared to indexes or even curated lists/collections. I certainly use those as well but both models are tools suited to particular situations.