Reading: Lister p. 26 summary

Nelson's theory envisioned a media wherein 'information overload' would be structured, managed and freely accessible the the public from any perspective. The Internet realised this vision by creating the 'information highway'. No matter how one wishes to find their information, it is made possible with some simple descriptive searching. For example, if one wished to find an image of a duck, if they typed 'duck', 'bird', 'fowl' etc and searched images, the chances are they would find an image fitting their description. If one wished to learn how the feathers looked, felt or smelt they may search for 'duck feathers' 'coloured feathers' 'fluffy feathers' etc. This would produce a more specific search result - something far more laborious when searching library systems.