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Information organisation on the Web? It is basically about respect and trust

Information organisation on the Web? It is basically about respect and trust After briefly raising questions about the data, information, knowledge debate, the problems of the Web as a source of authoritative information are reviewed using historical equivalences and metaphor. Secure Web searching is described and placed in the context of current cultural and intellectual concerns. Two important characteristics of significant Web information are then identified ‐ respect and trust. The importance of these qualities in the electronic context is then explored. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library Review Emerald Publishing

Information organisation on the Web? It is basically about respect and trust

Library Review , Volume 47 (2): 3 – Mar 1, 1998

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0024-2535
DOI
10.1108/00242539810369990
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Abstract

After briefly raising questions about the data, information, knowledge debate, the problems of the Web as a source of authoritative information are reviewed using historical equivalences and metaphor. Secure Web searching is described and placed in the context of current cultural and intellectual concerns. Two important characteristics of significant Web information are then identified ‐ respect and trust. The importance of these qualities in the electronic context is then explored.

Journal

Library ReviewEmerald Publishing

Published: Mar 1, 1998

Keywords: Information retrieval; Internet; Knowledge

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