The information superhighway and the Information Society: An association view

Almost daily we are bombarded in the press about the ‘information superhighway’ and the ‘Information Society’ — how they will change our lives and our work, and what new services we can expect in the future. Discussions range from the dangers to life as we know it to the glorious Information Society that is to come, where we can work from our homes, order everything we need and where we never need to leave the house again. Whatever the Information Society will bring, it is certain that there will be an effect — indeed a great effect — on the general public and the information professions of the future.