知识分类与管理（P 63页）.pptVIP

Knowledge Organisation Today′s programme Our aim is to present ideas and discuss concepts so that we will have a common understanding of terms such as data, information, knowledge, classification, knowledge management, etc. Presentation is divided in three parts: 1st: Basic concepts and definition of terms 2nd: Simple introduction of classification 3rd: Knowledge Management Information Different definitions are given by different people as seen in the history of information : Information is a clue Information reduces uncertainty Information is something one did not know before Data Another important term used interchangeably with information but with the information profession there is a basic difference: Data are simply facts and figures generated Data are not actually evaluated and hence they do not help us to make decisions Examples IFU collects data about all the women participants name, age, qualification, country, etc. IFU collects data about all the papers presented during this three months title, main subject, presenter, etc. These are simply facts figures Data Information On the other hand, when we process data it becomes information Information is processed data Information is evaluated data Examples If IFU wants to compile the women data by country, it is generating information by age group by subject of presentation Then information is generated in all aspects Information continued Once information is generated, IFU may decide from which countries to take more for the next time on which of the subjects to concentrate more for the next time Therefore we can conclude that Information is data of value for decision making Data Processed Information Decision Data - Information - Data One thing worth noting here is what once has been information can be data for another purpose Knowledge Knowledge is another term used interchangeably with information We simply make distinction by saying: Knowledge is information stored for future use stored inform