I found the section concerning the nature of information to
be enlightening (pages 286-287). I particularly enjoyed the fact that Rubin
made distinctions between 2 pairs of similar terms.
The first pair was Data and Information. Rubin considered
data to be pure fact, while information was data that has been applied meaning.
Information, therefore, is potentially useful while data could just be a random
set of facts.
The next pair is knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge encompasses
both data and information, but adds the element of application. Hence, the
potential use has been realized. Wisdom adds values to the knowledge. This
final term fits into the mission of libraries, which are to affect society for
the better through the application of information.
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