Document (#31840)

Author

Scammell, A.

Title

Visions of the information future

Source

Aslib proceedings. 52(2000) no.7, S.264-269

Year

2000

Abstract

A synthesis of some of the themes and ideas developed in a recently published book about the future of information: i in the sky: visions of the information future. Common themes included: problems in defining information and defining future time-scales, the ubiquity of information, accessibility, privacy censorship and control, customisation ofinformation products, the development of the World Wide Web, artificial intelligence and cybernetics, changes in working roles and structures of organisations, information literacy, information overload and the organisation and retrieval of information.

Theme

Vision

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