By breaking down the walls that separate libraries from each other and from their users, librarians dissolve the barriers that separate libraries from publishers. This will change the economics of publishing, and with that, the way in which ideas are disseminated and culture is made.
Predictor: Browning, John
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 article for Wired magazine, John Browning takes a look at the future of libraries in a networked age. He writes:”By breaking down the walls that separate libraries from each other and from their users, librarians dissolve the barriers that separate libraries from publishers. This will change the economics of publishing, and with that, the way in which ideas are disseminated and culture is made.”
Biography:John Browning served as executive editor of Wired UK, the English-language European edition of Wired, the magazine established to chronicle the digital revolution. Prior to Wired, Browning spent 12 years at The Economist, writing about business, technology and economics. (Author/Editor/Journalist.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Libraries/Databases
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: Libraries Without Walls for Books Without Pages: Electronic Libraries and the Information Economy
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1.01/libraries_pr.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney