新作坊 Humanity Innovation and Social Practice

Information supermarkets in the context of community information services

摘要：

Contribution to a special issue of this journal devoted to community information services(CIS). Sees community information (CI) as an ever evolving 'survival information' concept. Argues a need for controlling and the institutionalization of these services in 'information supermarkets' (CISMs), or 'one stop shops'. Discusses the nature and scope of community information, and its future necessity in the context of the rapid emergence of Internet and intranet facilities.