• Basically the knowledge is transferred or taught to the new generation trough Disciplines. Therefore disciplines usually determine the way users approaches to information
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
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
• Documents in general, books in particularly, are very important for the communication of knowledge and information
• Investigation on scientific communication shows that scientists and researches prefer to get their information from other sources, like scientific journals, electronic papers and so on.
• In the initial stages, the quantity of knowledge were relatively small. So access/searching was easy
• Little attention was paid to the arrangement/organisation of knowledge
• Library classification:
– arrange items in a logical order on library shelves
Why Classification?
• Classification is a reduction of information/knowledge
– Information is processed data – Information is evaluated data
Examples
• If IFU wants to compile the women data by country, it is generating information
• Accordingly the idea of classification was developed (see page 22: History of Information)
Classification Definition
• The grouping together of like things according to some common quality or characteristics
Why Classification?
• In later stages, the amount of knowledge/information increased and arrangement/organisation was necessary in order to have easy search and access.
• Professionals need to take attention to both, the traditional users of information and the type of researches that are at the same time a consumer’s and publisher of information.
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
Knowledge Classification
We can´t share knowledge, if we don´t speak a common language
(Thomas H. Davenport)
Classification
• In earlier days accumulated knowledge of human beings has been recorded in the form of books
– 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
History of Classification
• The traditional way: organization of knowledge in print documents, mainly books on the libraries
• Knowledge here may be understood like a structure of facts or ideas in which each element is related to the others
• So we need to think how to organize information in different levels, in a democratic way that could be used as a social resource to satisfy human needs in all kind of community
Knowledge
• Knowledge is another term used interchangeably with information
• We simply make distinction by saying:
– Knowledge is information stored for future use > stored information
– Traditional classification schemes/methods
20th century
• New Information’s technologies spread the information in different countries very fast
• Information can diminish the gap between cultures or emphasise the differences within small social groups
• 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 Classification Schemes
We can´t share knowledge, if we don´t speak a common language
(Thomas H. Davenport)
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
• Subject order is the most useful way to arrange intellectual materials