The search world is flat

An article burning up the twittersphere this morning called "The Search World Is Flat," discusses the information search cycle but has some implications for productivity thinking too.  Students were given 50 minutes to write a researched 2 page paper on the use of computers in education, and the overwhelming majority turned to Google or other familiar sites rather than library resources--a familiar tale.  However, the post also discussed the time involved in the research process and the time that can be saved by using library resources and search techniques--things that are near and dear to productive librarians' hearts.  Productivity isn't just about our work, but it can be about our users' work as well.  Food for thought for this month!