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ERIC Number: ED304102
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 28
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Probing the Potential of Electronic Publishing and Computer Software for Personal Use. Report of an Aspen Institute Conference (Queenstown, Maryland, January 12-14, 1988). Communications and Society Forum Report #6.
Rice, Michael
This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at a conference on the development of new products and services in electronic publishing and computer software for personal use. It is noted that the 26 participants came from a variety of perspectives, including the publishing and computer software industries; the fields of home entertainment, education, social services, information, and new media; and the users, creators, and critics of electronic information services and products. Building on two previous conferences, this meeting was designed to specify new instances where it might be possible to match up three basic elements in the creation and promotion of a new product: (1) a significant consumer need or interest; (2) the distinctive capabilities of a particular electronic technology; and (3) the editorial content or creative experience which that technology might offer to users. Three discussions were held based on presented papers on technical invention and social innovation, the development of a consumer-oriented home information and transaction system, and computer technology in the home. In addition, one roundtable discussion was devoted to reviewing the various electronic-information products, prototypes, or services that were demonstrated on site. Finally, one discussion centered around the presentation of a prototype product, personalized television. A list of conference participants is included. (EW)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: Aspen Inst. for Humanistic Studies, New York, NY.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A