| Summary: | This item is not the definitive copy. Please use the following citation when referencing
this material: Dillon, A. (2002) HCI and the technologies of information. In: J. Carroll
(ed.) HCI and the Millennium: New York: ACM Press/Addison Wesley, 457-474.
Abstract
Digital libraries represent the latest and perhaps the most important stage in the
transformation of our relationship to information and its supporting technologies. While
the World Wide Web has raised to broad consciousness the ideas of rapid, remote access
to vast collections of distributed, hyperlinked documents, users are as often confused and
disoriented by such resources as they are empowered. As we enter the new millennium
the possibilities for new forms of information seem boundless. Meeting the design
challenges requires HCI to offer valid, reliable and timely guidance. At the same time,
the creation of digital libraries provides a research forum for HCI that is rich, relevant
and receptive to our inputs. The present chapter will briefly examine the initiation of the
digital library concept, the early HCI involvement in this domain and present a vision of
the future of HCI research and design for new information technologies.
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