Re: WWW Strengths & Weakness
Brad Cox (bcox%GMU.EDU@vm.ucs.UAlberta.CA)
Wed, 7 Jun 1995 19:11:10 -0500
>But the value of the web as a reference source, so far, is limited by the
>unevenness of the information that it supports. And how we can remove
>that unevenness without removing the flair and novelty that makes the web
>exciting must be a vital issue for the future
Finally, the nub of the matter. How to make net quality comparable to that
of libraries and bookstores.
I teach a whole class around that question, "Taming the Electronic
Frontier". Just finishing a book on that too. Same title, Addison Wesley.
Both are on my web.
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Phone: (703) 968-8229 Fax: (703) 934 1578 http://repository.gmu.edu/bcox