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17. Look at all those PDP-10s and -11s. n/t

Reply to hunter (Reply #14)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 01:34 PM

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Drastic changes in the way people do research..Lots of changes. [View all] Stuart G Jan 2020 OP

Today's research should yield more than old methods and ways of Hoyt Jan 2020 #1

The effort it took for library research had another benefit. yonder Jan 2020 #4

That's a good point. Although, it doesn't take long to refresh our memory. Hoyt Jan 2020 #5

For me, it happens with music too. yonder Jan 2020 #6

In my case, the term "musician" would have to be used very loosely. Hoyt Jan 2020 #12

Things have indeed changed. My siblings and I were talking about this Arkansas Granny Jan 2020 #2

students just buy their finished projects/papers on the net nt msongs Jan 2020 #3

I miss the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #7

In college, I had to use the "Current Digest of Soviet Press"....... lastlib Jan 2020 #15

When I was in high school in the 1960s our tiny libraries were limiting csziggy Jan 2020 #8

I can see a cople of advantages to the process you had to go through... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #9

True, but libraries can lead you astray csziggy Jan 2020 #11

I sure wish I had the Internet when I was in college. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #10

I had the internet when I was in college. It was tiny then. hunter Jan 2020 #14

Look at all those PDP-10s and -11s. n/t malthaussen Jan 2020 #17

You still have to go to a library to access many scientific and medical journals. hunter Jan 2020 #13

And in some ways some things are still the same. I'm wishing Hortensis Jan 2020 #16

Unprecedented access to information has not led to... malthaussen Jan 2020 #18

In order to have advances in "interpretation" people need to be taught how to interpret.. Stuart G Jan 2020 #19

It should be taught in high school. malthaussen Jan 2020 #20

It's scary, but even medical students have to be taught how to do internet research. hunter Jan 2020 #21

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