Information Glut:  

"Exactly! I chose Gaia, a superorganism; a whole planet with a
mind and personality in common, so that one has to say
'I/we/Gaia' as an invented pronoun to express the inexpressible."
(Asimov, 1986)

A paradox of the Information Age has become manifest between an
increasingly accessible global information network and the
inadequate means of determining information relevancy for the end
user (audience). For example, news editors determine what
information is retrieved for publication from the information
networks and wire services.  Because of space and budget
constraints, it is estimated that a maximum of 10% of the
available information is actually published, and that only 10% of
published news is relevant to the individual (Brand, 1988).  As
technological advances have enhanced the capacity to gather and
disseminate information resources, the Information Age has
spawned an information glut.  Yet, in spite of the massive
volumes of information available to decision processes, the
individual is still not assured of its relevance, nor of its
completeness, in terms of the specific decision context.  The
relevancy and completeness of retrieved information is of
critical importance in the ability of contemporary society to
effectively harness the technological opportunities of the
Information Age.  The seriousness of the issue is gaining broader
recognition as information overload threatens paralytic
consequences for decision processes.

<ffile15>   Moderation
<ffile19>   Cautions
<ffile23>   Technology for Technology's Sake
<ffile48>   Connectivity
<ffile71>   Preservation News Monitor
<ffile91>   Integration and Differentiation
<cfile19>   Information vs. Negative Information