Reflection of Knowledge in the Era of the Big Data: Book Review of Too Big To Know

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Too Big To Know is the reflection of knowledge in the era of the big data. The book began from the knowledge crisis , and discussed the knowledge content, form, the change of main body of knowledge production, how to face the diversity of knowledge, and how to look at the knowledge of the “long form”and “short form”. The library as a special place and institution for knowledge, should know how to face this challenge brought by the change of the knowledge boundary.

Key words: Knowledge, Knowledge production, Big data, Network

Xie Youning. Reflection of Knowledge in the Era of the Big Data: Book Review of Too Big To Know[J]. LIBRARY JOURNAL.

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