information behavior

"For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI--a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? 'Nexus' looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age, through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems throughout history have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of essays that argue that collaboration between Wikipedia and libraries, cultural heritage institutions, and other communities of knowledge should be encouraged.

"Uses 'information adventures' to illustrate the best approaches to searching for information while developing ... aptitude for locating high quality resources."--Back cover.

Discussions topics such as the right to information and free expression in different countries, the Internet, the Bill of Rights, censorship, plagiarism, book burning, and how to responsibly present information and use various electronic sources.