“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” how inexpensive computers can transform information access and literacy

Abstract

Purpose – This column will explore how one aspect of Moore’s Law – price – can have a transformative effect on the utility of computers. Design/methodology/approach – As computers become increasingly inexpensive, they become more accessible to new audiences. Findings – Individuals, libraries and other institutions are using these new, inexpensive computers to interact with information, and the world, in new ways. Originality/value – This is one of the first articles to examine Moore’s Law in relation to library applications.