DTC356 Class Notes: August 22, 2013

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OrganizationDTC356 August 22, 2013

Wednesday, August 21, 13

Hidden Intellectualism❖ Two models of knowledge

❖ gathering new information

❖ thinking about what you already know in a different way

❖ “Hidden Intellectualism” is the process of realizing how smart you already are.

❖ Look at what you already know and do from an academic perspective

Why Think About Staples?What does retail have to do with

information organization?

What ethical issues are raised in the prologue?

Why does the author (Weinberger) begin in a store?

Atoms(physical objects)

Bits(digital objects)

2nd Order of Order1st Order of Order 3rd Order of Order

?Wednesday, August 21, 13

❖ In physical space, some things are nearer than others.

❖ Physical objects can be in only one spot at any one time

❖ physical space is shared

❖ Human physical abilities are limited

❖ the organization of the store needs to be orderly and neat

❖ This is how things were

❖ the rules are different now

Two Things to Take Away:

Pay Attention to This!

“Discovering what you want is at least as

important as as finding what you know you

want.”Wednesday, August 21, 13

The solution to the over-abundance of information is more

informationWednesday, August 21, 13

“Everything has its places.”

Carry On.

Atoms(physical objects)

Bits(digital objects)

2nd Order of Order1st Order of Order 3rd Order of Order

Bettman ArchiveCatalogs (not just shopping catalogs)

describe 2nd order characteristics

and limits

Authority: someone decides what goes

where.

Physical things:

• books on shelves•silverware in drawers• photos into albums ?

Organization Essay

image credits❖ slide #3: Bob Rosenbaum

❖ slide #8: Selfie

❖ slide #12: Susansschooldaze

❖ slide #15: party girl

DTC356 Class Notes: August 22, 2013

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