The knowledge pyramid: A critique of the DIKW hierarchy

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-142

  Frické, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data; Information; Knowledge; The DIKW hierarchy; The knowledge hierarchy; The knowledge pyramid; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

DATA; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE; THE DIKW HIERARCHY; THE KNOWLEDGE HIERARCHY; THE KNOWLEDGE PYRAMID; WISDOM;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 62449224724     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551508094050     Document Type: Article

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