The prediction, in brief:

The Internet could link libraries further so that they could share full-text, graphic, and multimedia library resources. Libraries could link their personnel for new kinds of reference services. Libraries could have better access to non-library sources of information, such as government agencies and academic specialists. Finally, library users could have access to the local library from any location with a computer and modem. The New York State Library call this vision of the library the “Electronic Doorway” concept.

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:”The Internet could link libraries further so that they could share full-text, graphic, and multimedia library resources. Libraries could link their personnel for new kinds of reference services. Libraries could have better access to non-library sources of information, such as government agencies and academic specialists. Finally, library users could have access to the local library from any location with a computer and modem. The New York State Library call this vision of the library the ‘Electronic Doorway’ concept.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information

Subtopic: Libraries/Databases

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 159

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne