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001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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18807089 |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20170629144306.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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151005s2016 nyua b 001 0 eng d |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2015953952 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781786070135 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)ocn953173374 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
T7B |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
T7B |
Description conventions |
rda |
Modifying agency |
OCLCO |
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ON8 |
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FM0 |
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BTCTA |
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YDXCP |
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BDX |
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GK8 |
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OCLCQ |
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OCLCF |
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VP@ |
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ILC |
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CHVBK |
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DLC |
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
lccopycat |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
BD175 |
Item number |
.P674 2016 |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Edition number |
23 |
Classification number |
306.420973 |
Item number |
POU |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Poundstone, William, |
Relator term |
author. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Head in the cloud : |
Remainder of title |
why knowing things still matters when facts are so easy to look up / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
William Poundstone. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
First edition. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Britian: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Oneworld Publications, |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
306 p. ; |
Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
Dimensions |
22 cm |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-323) and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Introduction: Facts are obsolete -- Part One: The Dunning-Kruger effect -- 1. "I wore the juice" -- 2. A map of ignorance -- 3. Dumb history -- 4. The one-in-five rule -- 5. The low-information electorate -- Part Two: The knowledge premium -- 6. Putting a price tag on facts -- 7. Elevator-pitch science -- 8. Grammar police, grammar hippies -- 9. Nanoframe -- 10. Is shrimp kosher? -- 11. Philosophers and reality stars -- 12. Sex and absurdity -- 13. Moving the goalposts -- 14. Marshmallow test -- 15. The value of superficial learning -- Part Three: Strategies for a culturally illiterate world -- 16. When dumbing down is smart -- 17. Curating knowledge -- 18. The ice-cap riddle -- 19. The fox and the hedgehog. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Looks at the state of knowledge in the American public, and demonstrates how many areas of knowledge correlate with quality of life, politics, and behavior, arguing that being knowledgeable has significant value even when facts can be looked up with little effort. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Knowledge, Theory of. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Big data. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Information behavior. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Psychology/Business |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1702/2015953952-b.html">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1702/2015953952-b.html</a> |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Publisher description |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1702/2015953952-d.html">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1702/2015953952-d.html</a> |
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copycat |
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20 |
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y-gencatlg |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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Item type |
[IBDP] |