http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/26/information.everywhere.ap/index.html Is the overloaded instantly accessible information world making our lives easier or escalating the stress syndrome? How do we find the time to focus, and to contemplate this vast, tumultous sea of information? Better search tools, filtering software, virtual communities... Steve Jones, communications professor at University of Illinois at Chiacgo, says "centralization and easy access could make people smarter: Instead of wasting time finding information, they can focus more on assessing its worth." Happy new year, Arezoo Arezoo Moseni The Art Collection Mid-Manhattan Library 455 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 212-340-0871 __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]