Libraries, Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence: J. C. R. Licklider and the Libraries of the Future

In 1965, J. C. R. Licklider published a book regarding the “Libraries of the future”. This book was soon almost forgotten when a different paradigm of computing, partially created by Licklider himself, became dominant. However, a re-reading of the book, in hindsight, not only gives a glimpse of a seminal moment in the history human interaction with computers but allows a chance to see in a different light many issues still relevant to the field.In 1965, J. C. R. Licklider published a book regarding the “Libraries of the future”. This book was soon almost forgotten when a different paradigm of computing, partially created by Licklider himself, became dominant. However, a re-reading of the book, in hindsight, not only gives a glimpse of a seminal moment in the history human interaction with computers but allows a chance to see in a different light many issues still relevant to the field

Libraries, Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence: J. C. R. Licklider and the Libraries of the Future

Nel 1965, J. C. R. Licklider pubblicò “Le biblioteche del futuro”. Questo libro fu presto quasi del tutto dimenticato nel momento in cui divennero predominanti differenti modelli informatici, in parte creati dallo stesso Licklider. Tuttavia, una lettura retrospettiva del libro non solamente fornisce uno sguardo d'insieme su un momento determinante nella storia dell'interazione umana con i computer, ma consente di esaminare in una luce diversa numerose problematiche tuttora rilevanti per il settore.In 1965, J. C. R. Licklider published a book regarding the “Libraries of the future”. This book was soon almost forgotten when a different paradigm of computing, partially created by Licklider himself, became dominant. However, a re-reading of the book, in hindsight, not only gives a glimpse of a seminal moment in the history human interaction with computers but allows a chance to see in a different light many issues still relevant to the field