information
a message received and understood
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain information in its everyday, technical and social senses, relay the main theories from information theory and information science, describe issues of quality, access and misinformation, and distinguish information from data, knowledge and wisdom.
A message received and understood, or more broadly the content that reduces uncertainty, answers a question or conveys knowledge, whether as facts, data, lists, agendas or reports, studied as a formal quantity in information theory, as recorded knowledge in information science, and as a social and legal good in debates over access, privacy and misinformation; in everyday use the word covers everything from a factoid to a full listing, and in some contexts information serves as ammunition in argument.
What it is for: Reducing uncertainty and conveying knowledge.
It can be explain senses and theories; relay information theory basics; describe quality and access issues; distinguish from data and knowledge.
Distinguishing features
Reduces uncertainty
Carried by messages
Formal measure
Social value
What it looks like
Not a visible object; messages, documents, signals and displays.
Physical character
unit of information: bit unit - Shannon 1948
How it is recognised
Message or content that informs
Facts, factoids, lists, listings, agendas, reports; information as a formal quantity
Data are raw symbols; knowledge is understood information; wisdom is judgement
Related models
is a kind of - in general terms, as understood content
is measured in - in information theory
is contrasted with - as raw symbols
is studied in - and information theory
In practice
Families and kinds
everyday information such as facts, lists, listings and agendas
information as a measurable quantity in information theory
recorded information in documents and databases
personal information
public information and freedom of information
misinformation and disinformation as distortions
Identifiers
WordNet oewn-06611268-n a message received and understood
Standards and regulation
Freedom of information laws
Data protection laws on personal information
Information security standards such as ISO 27001
Records management standards
Failure modes and hazards
Misinformation and disinformation
Information overload
Confusing senses of information
Privacy breaches
Analytical facets
- substance
- information
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- readable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What information is.
Definition.
Definition
Senses.
Definition
Definition.
- What is information in everyday, technical and philosophical senses? definition
- Is the question about information in general, a specific list or agenda, or a formal theory? boundary
Hierarchy
Data to wisdom.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
- How do data, information, knowledge and wisdom differ, and what critiques exist of that hierarchy, with attribution? definition
- Which entry fits the specific concept? action
Theory Theories.
Science.
Shannon
Information theory.
Shannon
Shannon.
- How does Shannon information theory measure information in bits and entropy? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Science
Information science.
Science
Science.
- How does information science study recording, organising and retrieving information? provenance
- Which entry fits information science? action
Society Information in society.
Attribution.
Access
Access and rights.
Access
Access.
- What rights and laws govern access to public information and protection of personal information? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Quality
Quality and misinformation.
Quality
Quality.
- How can information quality be assessed, and how do misinformation and disinformation spread, with research attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits misinformation? action
Context History and philosophy.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has the concept of information developed from early records to the information age? provenance
- Which entry fits the information age? action
Philosophy
Philosophy.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- What does the philosophy of information say about the nature of information? provenance
- Which entry fits philosophy of information? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should information theory and information science be the primary linked entries?
- How should reference works be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming lists, agendas and figurative senses; should they be split off?