The next great nexus is the union of Internet resources and library systems, and the focus of that convergence is the library catalog – a newly integrated catalog which, in response to a userÕs query, both delivers an array of potentially relevant information sources regardless of their format or manner of access and allows direct connection to them.
Predictor: Jul, Erik
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Internet World, Richard Wiggins interviews Erik Jul of the OCLO Internet Cataloging Project about the future for libraries. Wiggins writes: ”Erik Jul, head of the OCLC Internet cataloging project, sees great promise in delivering information via library catalogs. ‘The next great nexus is the union of Internet resources and library systems, and the focus of that convergence is the library catalog – a newly integrated catalog which, in response to a userÕs query, both delivers an array of potentially relevant information sources regardless of their format or manner of access and allows direct connection to them.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Libraries/Databases
Name of publication: Internet World
Title, headline, chapter name: The Unfolding Net: The Internet’s Massive Growth Continues to Drive Commerce and Innovation
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 45
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Garrison, Betty