Gaining access to the Internet and locating the information resources available over the network requires equipment, telecommunications connections, and information-seeking skills that many Americans do not yet possess or cannot afford. The information superhighway has the potential to deepen the divisions between the information “haves” and “have-nots.”
Predictor: Henderson, Carol C.
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “Public Access to the Internet,” edited by Brian Kahin and James Keller carries the chapter, “The Role of Public Libraries in Providing Public Access to the Internet” by Carol C. Henderson and Frederick D. King. Henderson is the executive director of the Washington office of the American Library Association and King is the electronic services librarian at the University of Maryland. They write: ”Gaining access to the Internet and locating the information resources available over the network requires equipment, telecommunications connections, and information-seeking skills that many Americans do not yet possess or cannot afford. The information superhighway has the potential to deepen the divisions between the information ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Digital Divide
Name of publication: Public Access to the Internet (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: The Role of Public Libraries in Providing Public Access to the Internet
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 154
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne