i in the Sky de Alison Scammell

i in the Sky: Visions of the Information Future

Alison Scammell

i in the Sky is a collection of essays by more than 40 experts, including such leading writers as Charles Handy, Don Tapscott, and Kevin Warwick, giving their personal vision of the future of information. Information here is given its widest meaning and includes such subjects as the Internet, electronic commerce, cybernetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, and even computers as fashion accessories. Information as phenomenon pervades all areas of life, and its evolution has consequences for everyone. Many of the essays have as their central themes the future of computer intelligence; library and information services; interactive Internet marketing; networked learning in higher education; the linking of technology enabling remote and online communication to the deconstruction of the modern corporation; artificial intelligence; scholarly communication; smart houses; intelligent appliances; etc.

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Chapter 1 Darwin Among the Books, Richard Wakeford; Chapter 2 The Man With X-Ray Arms ?€“ And Other Skin-Ripping Yarns, K. Warwick; Chapter 3 As I See It (The Future of Information), Charles Handy; Chapter 4 Maintaining a Balance?, Christopher Davis; Chapter 5 No Limits, David Raitt; Chapter 6 Information Everywhere, Erik Davis; Chapter 7 Information?€?s Golden Age, David Skyrme; Chapter 8 The Future of Information Access, Colin Steele; Chapter 9 Marketing in the Digital Economy, Don Tapscott; Chapter 10 Assessing the Impact of Information in the Digital Age, Dan Wagner; Chapter 11 Entering the Mainstream, Stephen E. Arnold; Chapter 12 A Cup Half-Full, Ian Brackenbury; Chapter 13 Back to the Atelier, Frank Colson; Chapter 14 Why We Need a Science of Information, Keith Devlin; Chapter 15 Net Effect on the 21st Century, Lyric Hughes; Chapter 16 Yesterday?€?s Tomorrows, Peter Bishop; Chapter 17 Why the Knowledge Revolution Needs a Cultural Revolution, Pita Enriquez Harris; Chapter 18 The Evolution of Media Librarians, Barbara P. Semonche; Chapter 19 Information Ontologies for Digital World, Jonathan Raper; Chapter 20 The Information Specialist as Fulcrum, Gary Marchionini; Chapter 21 Experiential Documents and the Technologies of Remembrance, Clifford Lynch; Chapter 22 Waking the Giant ?€“ the Internet and Information Revolution in Africa, Mike Chivanga; Chapter 23 Toward a Sustainable Science of Information, Amanda Spink; Chapter 24 Networked Learning in Higher Education, Philippa Levy; Chapter 25 Beyond the Interface, Carol C. Kuhlthau; Chapter 26 The Three Properties of Information, Gerry McGovern; Chapter 27 Helping Small Business Encounter Information, Sheila Webber; Chapter 28 Information, Communication, and the E-Generation, Jane Klobas; Chapter 29 Work, Information Technology, and Sustainability, Jack M. Nilles; Chapter 30 How Will Future Information Technology Affect Me? ?€“ A Personal User Perspective, Karl M. Wiig; Chapter 31 The Future of Scholarly Skywriting, Stevan Harnad; Chapter 32 From the Satisfaction of Basic Needs to Information Literate Societies, Ina Fourie; Chapter 33 The Tail Wags the Dog, Dave Nicholas, Tom Dobrowolski; Chapter 34 Marchers in Time, Barbara Quint; Chapter 35 Chinese Web, Kevin McQueen; Chapter 36 The Revolution Will Be Customised, Jack Schofield; Chapter 37 Information Wars ?€“ F is for Fake, Robin Hunt; Chapter 38 Musings On the Future of Information, C. David Seuss; Chapter 39 Creating Creators, John S. Driscoll; Chapter 40 Design for Life, Kevin Carey; Chapter 41 Human Error, Lise Leroux;