My real dream would be a Netwide, completely up-to-date, hierarchically arranged subject-indexing capability that is as sophisticated as what you find in the commercial databases. I’m not holding my breath for that.
Predictor: Basch, Reva
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Wired magazine, John Whalen interviews Reva Basch, author of “Secrets of the Super Searchers” and a professional independent searcher, an information-age librarian who data-surfs for clients, seeking out specific information. Whalen quotes Basch saying:”My real dream would be a Netwide, completely up-to-date, hierarchically arranged subject-indexing capability that is as sophisticated as what you find in the commercial databases. I’m not holding my breath for that. One thing that interests me is the way home pages on the World Wide Web are being used to link information. In my business, we’ve been asking for hypertext links to related documents for years, and it hasn’t happened, except on a very limited level. And, of course, that’s what the World Wide Web is all about.”
Biography:Reva Basch became a professional independent “searcher” in the 1990s, seeking out specific information online for clients. She also wrote the book “Secrets of the Super Searchers.” (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: Super Searcher: Cybrarian Reva Basch is the Ultimate Intelligent Agent
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.05/searcher_pr.html
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