KnowledgeOrganisation Today sprogramme Ouraimistopresentideasanddiscussconceptssothatwewillhaveacommonunderstandingoftermssuchasdata information knowledge classification knowledgemanagement etc Presentationisdividedinthreeparts 1st Basicconceptsanddefinitionofterms2nd Simpleintroductionofclassification3rd KnowledgeManagement Information Differentdefinitionsaregivenbydifferentpeople asseeninthehistoryofinformation InformationisaclueInformationreducesuncertaintyInformationissomethingonedidnotknowbefore Data Anotherimportanttermusedinterchangeablywithinformationbutwiththeinformationprofessionthereisabasicdifference DataaresimplyfactsandfiguresgeneratedDataarenotactuallyevaluatedandhencetheydonothelpustomakedecisions Examples IFUcollectsdataaboutallthewomenparticipantsname age qualification country etc IFUcollectsdataaboutallthepaperspresentedduringthisthreemonthstitle mainsubject presenter etc Thesearesimplyfacts figures Data Information Ontheotherhand whenweprocessdataitbecomesinformationInformationisprocesseddataInformationisevaluateddata Examples IfIFUwantstocompilethewomendatabycountry itisgeneratinginformationbyagegroupbysubjectofpresentationTheninformationisgeneratedinallaspects Information continued Onceinformationisgenerated IFUmaydecidefromwhichcountriestotakemoreforthenexttimeonwhichofthesubjectstoconcentratemoreforthenexttimeThereforewecanconcludethatInformationisdataofvaluefordecisionmakingData Processed Information Decision Data Information Data Onethingworthnotinghereiswhatoncehasbeeninformationcanbedataforanotherpurpose Knowledge KnowledgeisanothertermusedinterchangeablywithinformationWesimplymakedistinctionbysaying Knowledgeisinformationstoredforfutureuse storedinformation KnowledgeClassification Wecan tshareknowledge ifwedon tspeakacommonlanguage ThomasH Davenport Classification InearlierdaysaccumulatedknowledgeofhumanbeingshasbeenrecordedintheformofbooksIntheinitialstages thequantityofknowledgewererelativelysmall Soaccess searchingwaseasyLittleattentionwaspaidtothearrangement organisationofknowledge WhyClassification Inlaterstages theamountofknowledge informationincreasedandarrangement organisationwasnecessaryinordertohaveeasysearchandaccess Accordinglytheideaofclassificationwasdeveloped seepage22 HistoryofInformation ClassificationDefinition ThegroupingtogetheroflikethingsaccordingtosomecommonqualityorcharacteristicsLibraryclassification arrangeitemsinalogicalorderonlibraryshelves WhyClassification Classificationisareductionofinformation knowledgeSubjectorderisthemostusefulwaytoarrangeintellectualmaterialsTothisend therearedifferentclassificationschemesdevelopedbydifferentpeople sothatmaterialscanbeaccessedbysubjectTraditionalclassificationschemes methods 20thcentury NewInformation stechnologiesspreadtheinformationindifferentcountriesveryfastInformationcandiminishthegapbetweenculturesoremphasisethedifferenceswithinsmallsocialgroupsAlotofpeoplehaveinformationaccess othersremaintechnologicallyilliterateorignorantaboutknowledgeLibraryandinformationservicesarepartofasocialstructureofcommunicatinginformationandmustbeadaptedtotoday scontextDocumentsingeneral booksinparticularly areveryimportantforthecommunicationofknowledgeandinformation Investigationonscientificcommunicationshowsthatscientistsandresearchesprefertogettheirinformationfromothersources likescientificjournals electronicpapersandsoon Soweneedtothinkhowtoorganizeinformationindifferentlevels inademocraticwaythatcouldbeusedasasocialresourcetosatisfyhumanneedsinallkindofcommunityProfessionalsneedtotakeattentiontoboth thetraditionalusersofinformationandthetypeofresearchesthatareatthesametimeaconsumer sandpublisherofinformation HistoryofClassification Thetraditionalway organizationofknowledgeinprintdocuments mainlybooksonthelibrariesKnowledgeheremaybeunderstoodlikeastructureoffactsorideasinwhicheachelementisrelatedtotheothersBasicallytheknowledgeistransferredortaughttothenewgenerationtroughDisciplines ThereforedisciplinesusuallydeterminethewayusersapproachestoinformationInformationisusuallyintheformofprintedrecordsorinavisualwaythatwillbereadoraccessedbytheinformationusersinalibraryorinaterminalcomputer KnowledgeClassificationSchemes Wecan tshareknowledge ifwedon tspeakacommonlanguage ThomasH Davenport Classicallibraryclassificationschemes TRADICTIONALCLASSIFICATIONS KnowledgeisbasedontheuniversalscientificdisciplinesstructuresThereareothertypesofclassification morephilosophicalormorepracticalschemesDecimalsystemofBibliographyClassification usethedecimalnumberssymboltorepresenttheinformationthroughtenClassesofsubjectingThosesystemsareusedallovertheworld asDeweyDecimalClassification DDCandUniversalDecimalClassification UDC BriefIntroductioninUDC ThefirstpublicationofUDCwasin1905 whenPaulOtletandHenryMarieLafountaine adaptedtheDeweysystemasabasisformuchmoredetailedwhichwasschemesuitableusedinavastcardindexofbooksandperiodicalsarticlesonclassifiedorder Auniversalbibliographyofrecordsknowledge LikeDeweytheUDChasbeentranslatedintomanydifferentlan