J. C. R. Licklider quotes

One must be prepared to reject not only the schema of the physical library, which is essentially a response to books and their proliferation, but the schema of the book itself, and even that of the printed page as a long term storage device, if one is to discover the kinds of procognitive systems needed in the future. (J. C. R. Licklider)

It should be possible, in a 'debreviation' mode, to type 'clr' on the keyboard and have 'The Council on Library Resources, Inc.' appear on the display.

J. C. R. Licklider

It seems reasonable to envision, for a time 10 or 15 years hence, a 'thinking center' that will incorporate the functions of present-day libraries together with anticipated advances in information storage and retrieval. The picture readily enlarges itself into a network of such centers, connected to one another by wide-band communication lines and to individual users by leased-wire services. In such a system, the speed of the computers would be balanced, and the cost of the gigantic memories and the sophisticated programs would be divided by the number of users.

J. C. R. Licklider

[The computer is also the direct descendant of the telegraph as it enables one... to] "transmit information without transporting material"

J. C. R. Licklider

It is probably dangerous to use this theory of information in ﬁelds for which it was not designed, but I think the danger will not keep people from using it.

J. C. R. Licklider

J. C. R. Licklider

Occupation: American Psychologist
Born: March 11, 1915
Died: June 26, 1990
Quotes count: 5
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