The prediction, in brief:

As public libraries gain access to the Internet, develop staff familiarity with it, and finally provide direct public access, a host of administrative and policy issues must be addressed … They include: Privacy and security issues; Censorship – access by minors; Intellectual property and fair use of copyrighted materials; Public access to commercial information services; Whether and how to impose limits on public use when demand outstrips resources.

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:”As public libraries gain access to the Internet, develop staff familiarity with it, and finally provide direct public access, a host of administrative and policy issues must be addressed … They include:- Privacy and security issues- Censorship; access by minors- Intellectual property and fair use of copyrighted materials- Public access to commercial information services- Whether and how to impose limits on public use when demand outstrips resources.”

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 163

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