Connectedness and Collaboration:

As interpreted by such electronic media proponents as author
Stuart Brand, global interconnectedness is the ultimate objective
of information integration (Brand, 1988).  In the context of an
increasingly integrated global information network, the enduring
importance of individual experiences and personal values are
increasingly at risk.  Personal insight is testimony to the
experience and judgment of the individual as important component
of the decision processes.  Conscientious annotation can capture
the knowledge of the individual user, and an information
environment that permits this minimal degree of interactivity can
mitigate the loss of the nonrenewable (mortal) resource of
individual experience and expertise.  Annotation capabilities
allow knowledge bases to become virtual compendiums of
preservation information derived from highly personalized
experiences.  Electronic books of collective authorship could
capture the varied experiences of numerous individuals (system
users) and make a wealth of relevant preservation information
readily accessible to subsequent users.  This capacity to absorb
supplementary information is an essential component of a
knowledge system.

<efile18>   Annotations
<efile33>   System Growth