A future for publishers serving technology industiy markets: adapting to the opportunity of the Internet era

Evans, Paul M.

Aslib proceedings 2000 52 (10)414-421
(ReLIS:jul:onkfhj:y:2000:v:52:i:10:p:414-421)

Abstract:

The future possible roles of the publisher in industrv markets are considered, especially for firms close to high technology. It is forecast that the Internet vvill become the dominant business space for firms. Even in physical manufacturing the advances of the Internet are becoming important with changes in supply and distribution patterns. In order to meet the new era of opportunity three scenarios are presented. Firstly, continuation of the current one with the publisher as informotion provider. Secondly, the publisher may become an orchestrotor of interoctivity. Hence they can be the hub of a new intelligence facility for firms to know their extemal environment better. This also would be an appropriate response to the expected steep increase in requests for more cus-tomised sources of information. Lastly, the publisher can go a stage further and become a consultant or facilitator of the agile enterprise based on the Internet. This would enable the client company to become a more adaptive and proactive entity afterwards. Recornmendations are made for assisting the shift for these further scenarios to become possible.

Keywords: Edición electrónica ; Editores ; Internet ; Futuro
Pages: 414-421
Volume: 52
Year: 2000
Issue: 10

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