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Aftermath of a Prediction: F. W. Lancaster and the Paperless Society

Young, Arthur P.

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Title
Aftermath of a Prediction: F. W. Lancaster and the Paperless Society
Author(s)
Young, Arthur P.
Issue Date
2008
Keyword(s)
Lancaster, F. Wilfrid (Frederick Wilfrid), 1933-
Abstract
Professor Lancaster’s audacious prediction of a paperless society by the end of the twentieth century is examined from multiple perspectives. Rationales for the prognostication, textual and contextual; reception by the profession; and impact on the literature of library and information science are reviewed. Bibliometric data is introduced in support of the extensive citation links to Lancaster’s core writings. The accuracy of Lancaster’s prediction and the leavening insights of the collateral literature are considered.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2008 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 56 (4) Spring 2008: Essays Honoring the Legacy of F. W. Lancaster PRIMARY
Library Trends 56 (4) Spring 2008: The Evaluation and Transformation of Information Systems: Essays Honoring the Legacy of F. W. Lancaster. Edited by Lorraine J. Haricombe and Keith Russell