Think now of the US interstate highway system. Like the internet that followed, the highway system was the subject of much hype and conjecture. Most notably, Norman Bel Geddes’ -designed General Motors Futurama exhibit at the 1939 New York Word’s Fair. In it we saw magical highways connecting our cities, and whisking motorists from New [...]

Posted January 13, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy, Technology. Tags: change, cultural values, culture, divided highways, highway, highways, interstate, interstate highways, mobility, social change, social effects, understanding change. Be the first one.

In a Washington Post column last week, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington proposed A Library for The New World:
[T]he time may be right for our country’s delegation to consider introducing to the [UNESCO] a proposal for the cooperative building of a World Digital Library. This would offer the promise of bringing people closer together [...]

Posted December 1, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Politics & Controversy. Tags: cultural values, international relations, james billington, james h billington, librarian of congress, libraries, library, library of congress, loc, washington post, world, world library, world politics. Be the first one.