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From drowning to surfing: A slogan's significance

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  • Frank Exner, Little Bear

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Godert notes that, having survived a period where we were drowning in information, we seem to be in a period where we are happily surfing the Internet. This communication considers the social implications of this change in fundamental metaphors about our relationship to information. It is first proposed that, though a paradigm shift has not occurred, the significance of the change should not be minimized. The similarities and differences between surfing and drowning are then considered. Questions suggested by these similarities and differences are offered for consideration. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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  • Frank Exner, Little Bear, 1998. "From drowning to surfing: A slogan's significance," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 49(1), pages 92-93.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamest:v:49:y:1998:i:1:p:92-93
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(1998)49:13.0.CO;2-H
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