A critical survey of approaches to an information concept for information science, with one or more examples of each approach, is discussed in some detail. (VT)
The concept of information as it is used in ordinary discourse is elucidated, using philosophical methods of conceptual analysis. Five essential and four derivative properties of the phenomena of information are identified. This information concept is contrasted with several proposed concepts in information theory literature, communication theory, and information science. (Author)
A critical survey of approaches to an information concept for information science, with one or more examples of each approach, is discussed in some detail. (VT)
The concept of information as it is used in ordinary discourse is elucidated, using philosophical methods of conceptual analysis. Five essential and four derivative properties of the phenomena of information are identified. This information concept is contrasted with several proposed concepts in information theory literature, communication theory, and information science. (Author)