September 11, 1998
This paper examines the economics of publishing, intellectual property, and
technological possibilities among others. These are factors, in my view,
that affect prospects for the future of the planet.
Steve Kurtz
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BY: Thomas J. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
(American Scientist Sep/Oct 1998) (Science-Week 11 Sep 98)
<In a world brimming with new knowledge
and new ways to find it, there have appeared
pockets of
information poverty and local hardship.
Set against this backdrop has been the rapid
development of
the Internet and the World Wide Web (the interface
that allows
data files, graphics, pages, text and even movies
to be �served�
to personal computers around the world). These
technological
leaps make it likely that access to scientific
knowledge will be
revolutionized by �on-line� publishing, the
questions now being
�when?� and �how?�>
Full article: http://www.sigmaxi.org/amsci/articles/98articles/Walker.html
