Preservation Information Organization

Software systems based on the principles of associative
information structures (such as hypertext) encourage the
information linking and integration that is essential to
knowledge processing.  The value of such systems is derived from
the hierarchical and network structure of information
relationships.  If the value of information lies in how it is
organized, then systems that effectively communicate this
organization of relationships can represent powerful sources of
knowledge.

Since contemporary documentation activities and tools have the
capacity to collect enormous amounts of data, it is essential to
devise a strategy for coherently organizing what is otherwise a
disparate and widely fragmented information base.  The
effectiveness of a preservation information system is embodied in
a structure that will facilitate the rapid access to a CRM
knowledge base, and thereby enhance decision processes by
providing researchers, planners, and managers with appropriate,
meaningful data which has relevance to the context of
preservation needs.  It was on the basis of this fundamental
premise that the case studies presented in this research were
conducted.

<cfile11>   Information Organization
<cfile16>   Electronic Industrial Age vs. Information Age
<afile15>   Information Flow:  Three Problems