Should the present professional organizations take care of
the new tasks or should there be new organizational strucuters?
In history the introduction of railways has led to the new
organizational structures of the present railway companies
and railway government structures, which once established
have done their task in a sophisticated, professional and
dedicated way. Thus even if nowadays one wouldcomeup with the
opinion, that another way of organization might be better,
due to the huge inertia of the present large system, the
high dependance of the public on the continuous availability
and the enormous political and economical power, - the barrier for
a transition is unsurmountable high and can not be overcome.
The habits of travelling have adjusted over time, often
unrealized.
Similarly for another industrial transition: the letter printing.
Over the time a highly sophisticated intricate, professional system
of libraries, distributors, book-shops, publishers, referees,
has developed which serves the public.
The reader's habits have adjusted accordingly, and so have the
authors. Scientists think in terms of papers to be published
as part of their career and scientific progress.
The organizational structures have grown from small individual
enterprises, having had the right ideas andmeans at the right time,
such as Mr. Elsevier for the international scientific journal.
The organizational structures from the times before the
transition, -cloisters with monks copying by hand, horse-riding
messengers, although they still exist, do not play an important
role.