Database Users - The Industrial View

This paper presents a brief history of information technology and in particular system design. Issues of current concerns such as today's economic environment and the need for marketing and standards are also outlined. This background overview provides a sources of insights into challenges faced by the information industry at the present time. An extensive list of suggested areas in need of research traces the direction in which database searching should be moving so that information systems can be truly integrated into the broader social context in which they are to be used.