In library school, we spent a lot of time discussing the nature of data and information, debating the differences and relationships between them. This may seem frivolous to some, but remember that the essence of librarianship is to curate and provide access to quality information in a community. While there are many competing definitions of information, most people are willing to accept some version of this:
Information is data put into context.
It’s the “put into context” part that’s important here – raw data doesn’t really tell us anything in-and-of itself; it must be placed into meaningful context in order to be useful.
Context is everything.
Continue reading “Context Matters!”
My coworker is incredibly proud because the graphic novel written by his daughter (actually, a 4-volume comic now collected in an omnibus) has been acquired by our library and is in our catalog:
