Summary
This article wants two sides of the "infobesity" argument to compromise. The "googlizers" want databases and journal articles to be easier to research and find. They simply want the database/catalog experience to be more like Google. This is understandable as in today's world we are used to having information at our fingertips. The Librarian/Scholar side of the argument is research is not supposed to be easy, you are supposed to take time and effort to locate the perfect information to make a good research paper. So to compromise, databases need to use better technology to make the interface faster, and easy enough so you don't have to be a road scholar to use it. Also this does not mean the databases should be dumbed-down, simply made less complex.
Response
I understand where the Scholars and Librarians are coming from, but before this class I definitely did not know how to use the library databases, or the search catalogue in detail. I did what most college kids do and googled it. I agree with the fact that research should not be easy and quick, but like the author suggested, why don't databases resemble Google in the way they operate. Shouldn't that be the number one priority when designing a database search engine? It is just like silent letters in a word. Why do they exist? I do agree that Librarians need to collaborate with school faculty and come up with a system to produce better quality research papers from students.
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