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<seo title="The Library of Babel" metakeywords="1,000 monkeys on type writers, infinite knowledge" metadescription="The library of Babel, what if all knowledge that could be created was on the internet?"/> | <seo title="The Library of Babel" metakeywords="1,000 monkeys on type writers, infinite knowledge" metadescription="The library of Babel, what if all knowledge that could be created was on the internet?"/> | ||
[[File:Library planet.png|alt=Library planet|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Imagine a every book ever written.]] | [[File:Library planet.png|alt=Library planet|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Imagine a every book ever written.]] | ||
'''The Library of Babel is a | '''The Library of Babel is a metaphor detailing how information is now so abundant on the internet there is sufficient evidence on both sides of any argument to prove or disprove it.''' Hence, it is argued that expert knowledge of [[Referencing|weighted referencing]] and [[critical analysis]] skills has now become a necessity in navigating the information age. | ||
This concept comes from a science fiction short story by Jorge Luis Borges called "''The Library of Babel'' ". The tale details out this issue in a thought experiment: imagine a planet which contains all possible 410-page books of a certain format and character set. The majority of the book would be gibberish, however like 1,000 monkeys bashing the keys on typewriter for infinity, some books in the library would detail out the entire works of Shakespeare and beyond. | This concept comes from a science fiction short story by Jorge Luis Borges called "''The Library of Babel'' ". The tale details out this issue in a thought experiment: imagine a planet which contains all possible 410-page books of a certain format and character set. The majority of the book would be gibberish, however like 1,000 monkeys bashing the keys on typewriter for infinity, some books in the library would detail out the entire works of Shakespeare and beyond. | ||