[Sigia-l] Serious Discussion of IA Research?

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Adele.Framer at wellsfargo.com
>  
> The distinction between data and information is that information is
> 'data that are processed to be useful; provides answers to "who",
> "what", "where", and "when" questions"' (Bellinger, Castro, Mills
> http://www.systems-thinking.org/dikw/dikw.htm).

According to the above URL,

DIKW> Information... information is data that has been given meaning
DIKW> by way of relational connection. This "meaning" can be useful,
DIKW> but does not have to be. In computer parlance, a relational
DIKW> database makes for information from the data stored within it. 

So, the architecture of a relational database is what you would call
an Information Architecture?


Boniface