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Summer 2009 Question 2
The following quotation has been attributed to Marshall McLuhan: “We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.” a. Discuss what McLuhan meant by this statement, and b. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with it. In your discussion, provide at least two concrete examples of a ‘tool’ used in the library and information professions that supports your agreement/disagreement with the quotation.