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	information habitat: where information lives - home of the peace cubes and information ecology - a language of peace, ...
		information habitat: where information lives - home of the peace cubes and information ecology - a language of peace, sustainability and justice
		cultivating holistic appreciation of fundamental properties of information, information systems and networks, and the freedom that these properties can offer from the constraints of the laws of conservation of mass and energy
		development of an open source pre-k to 100+ curriculum in information ecology - from elementary to advanced levels in the arts, sciences, theory, practice, learning and teaching of information ecology.
	habitat.igc.org (231 words)

	Information ecology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Information ecology draws on the language of ecology - habitat, species, evolution, ecosystem, niche, growth, equilibrium, etc - to describe and analyze information systems from a perspective that considers the distribution and abundance of organisms, their relationships with each other, and how they influence and are influenced by their environment.
		The virtual lack of boundaries between information systems and the impact of information technology on economic, social and environmental activities frequently calls on an information ecologist to consider local information ecosystems in the context of larger systems, and of the evolution of global information ecosystems.
		Information ecology was used as book title by Thomas H. Davenport and Laurence Prusak [1], with a focus on the organization dimensions of information ecology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Information_ecology (391 words)

	Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The notion of an ecology as we use it is metaphorical, intended to evoke an image of biological ecologies with their complex dynamics and diverse species and opportunistic niches for growth.
		An ecology is marked by the presence of certain keystone species whose presence is crucial to the survival of the ecology itself.
		The parts of an information ecology are as different from one another as oak trees and scrub jays in a California woodland ecology.
	www.firstmonday.dk /issues/issue4_5/nardi_chapter4.html (3327 words)

	Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart
		The notion of an ecology as we use it is metaphorical, intended to evoke an image of biological ecologies with their complex dynamics and diverse species and opportunistic niches for growth.
		The parts of an information ecology may be as different from each other as the sand, sunlight, saltwater, and starfish of a marine ecology, but they are as closely bound together.
		An ecology is marked by the presence of certain keystone species whose presence is crucial to the survival of the ecology itself.
	www.firstmonday.org /issues/issue4_5/nardi_chapter4.html (3327 words)

	Amazon.com: Information Ecology: Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment: Books: Thomas H. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Arguing that the information that comes from computer systems may be considerably less valuable to managers than information that flows in from a variety of other sources, the author describes an approach that encompasses the company's entire information environment, the management of which he calls information ecology.
		Only when organizations are able to combine and integrate these diverse sources of information, and to take them to a higher level where information becomes knowledge, will they realize the full power of their information ecology.
		Information and knowledge are human creations, he points out, and we will never excel at managing them until we give people a primary role.
	www.amazon.com /Information-Ecology-Mastering-Knowledge-Environment/dp/0195111680 (1457 words)

	ESA journals -- Ecology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Established in 1920, Ecology publishes research and synthesis papers on all aspects of ecology, with particular emphasis on papers that develop new concepts in ecology, that test ecological theory, or that lead to an increased appreciation for the diversity of ecological phenomena.
		Included within the journal are papers on physiological responses of individual organisms to their biotic and abiotic environments, ecological genetics and evolution, the structure and dynamics of populations, interactions among individuals of the same or different species, the behavior of individuals and groups of organisms, the organization of biological communities, landscape ecology, and ecosystems processes.
		The number and average length of Articles published in Ecology is decreasing, and the number of Reports is increasing.
	www.esapubs.org /esapubs/journals/ecology.htm (1521 words)

	Book Review July/August 1998
		Information ecology pulls together all the theoretical threads and adds information on case studies of mostly American businesses.
		It is refreshing to read that information technology is not in itself a solution, but that the myriad of factors relating to people, organisations, business needs and technical structures need to be considered in utilising and planning information services.
		Davenport binds together insights on organisational politics and how it affects "information politics", individual behaviour, (Access to information is not the same as knowledge.), organisational cultures reflected in their information behaviour and good business sense on the need for effective use of information.
	www.dlib.org /dlib/july98/07bookreview.html (494 words)

	Felix Stalder: Information Ecology
		The time span in which information really makes a difference is neither intrinsic in the information itself nor in the flow upon which it intends to act but is determined by the relation between the node and flow, by the purpose of action.
		Information is difference and the nodes survive as long as they can make a difference, that is as long as they can produce information that is valid for others.
		This information, the difference between the node and the flow and among the nodes, is the basis upon which the flows are redirected and new connections are established and old ones maintained.
	felix.openflows.org /html/infoeco.html (1048 words)

	Content \| Information Ecology
		Despite twenty years of attempts to control information by creating an "architecture" of what is needed by whom and how they might receive it, the centralized engineering approaches employed have often neither informed nor improved our discussions about information needs.
		Information architecture, in the broadest sense, is simply a set of aids that match information needs with information resources.
		From an ecological perspective, identifying what information is available today and where it can be found (information mapping) is a much better use of architectural design than attempting to model the future.
	argus-acia.com /content/review001.html (311 words)

	Assorted Items Related to Environmental Protection (Information Center for the Environment - ICE) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Information about CLR software for interactive and integrating CAD, GIS, remote sensing, multimedia and virtual worlds, teaching, publications, collaborative projects, and more.
		Founded in 1915 for the purpose of unifying the science of ecology, stimulating research in all aspects of the discipline, encouraging communication among ecologists, and promoting the responsible application of ecological data and principles to the solution of environmental problems.
		Formed in 1993 to (1) foster theoretical research in all areas of ecology; (2) sponsor meetings for the presentation of results; (3) foster communication and research collaboration between theoreticians and experimental/field ecologists; (4) encourage the application of ecological theory to the resolution of societal problems.
	ice.ucdavis.edu /environmental_protection/ecology.html (943 words)

	ARL Proceedings 127: Information Ecology: Libraries and Government Should Evolve Together by Bruce W. McConnell
		In the sphere of information dissemination, the immediate impacts of the technology are to open up the creative process, permit the disaggregation of post-creation value-added, and flatten the distribution structure.
		Many of the costs of information maintenance appear to be overhead at first glance, because of their indirect relationship to the core mission.
		It generally empowers the agencies which are most familiar with the information to invoke their understanding of the need to preserve their unique holdings, such as a scientific paper or data set of dubious apparent value today but potentially priceless in the future.
	www.arl.org /arl/proceedings/127/mcconnell.html (2747 words)

	Towards an information ecology
		This is the premise of the Institute for Information and Communication Ecology (Institut für Informations- und Kommunikationsökologie, IKÖ) (2) founded this year in the Federal Republic of Germany.
		Information technologies are able to disseminate an incredible abundance of messages, without making explicit the contexts they arise from (there are no pure facts), the blindness of their own limitations, and the specific kind of partiality they are supposed to have.
		The paradigm of modern information technology is one (not the only!) factor of the vast cultural problem of knowledge storage and accessibility in all its fields and forms (21).
	www.capurro.de /nordinf.htm (5216 words)

	Alan's ecology of information page
		Recent ethnographic studies have emphasised the importance of the ecology of the workplace; including whiteboards, calendars, individual papers and piles on desks (Herskind; Rouncefield; Sellen).
		In particular, we have looked at the way environmental cues (such as the position of papers on a desk) act as the triggers that initiate action and in a sense are the place-holders of organisational processes.
		One of the key features of information foraging theory is the recognition that the process of searching for information is costly and that an optimal strategy involves a trade-off between the certain costs of searching against the potential, but uncertain, value of information yet to be found.
	www.comp.lancs.ac.uk /computing/users/dixa/topics/ecology (1027 words)

	Up Close and Personal - CIO Magazine May 15, 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Information providers -- specifically those in an information systems organization, which normally has far more employees than any other provider -- focus on that narrow band of what can be contained in bits and by algorithms.
		Information managers would probably be better off if they declared a five- or 10-year moratorium on new technology and focused on information use itself.
		Information ecology, which prescribes a looser approach to structuring information, is much more appropriate for managing information of all kinds -- not just the data that can scroll down a computer screen.
	www.cio.com /archive/051597_book_content.html (4602 words)

	NTN 001 -- Unit 12 Lecture -- Information Ecology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Information Technology Systems as Publics by John Monberg (Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, ISSN 1076-027X / Volume 3, Number 2 / February 1, 1996) John Monberg argues that hard technological determinism has it all wrong: communication technologies don't increase communication--they decrease it.
		...information ecology: a system of people, practices, values, and technologies in a particular local environment.
		The activity for this unit is to think about the strategic questions that educational leaders in the use of information technology should ask as they confront the challenge of determining how technology will be used in the various information ecologies that make up an educational system or organization.
	www.netteach.com /courses/001/lectures/Unit12/lecture.htm (1374 words)

	Natural Selection: subject gateway to the natural world
		Information and contact details for researchers at the Cloud Forest Laboratory are provided, with an overview of their research.
		Information is provided on the threats to the forest's ecosystem including logging, fish farms and the development of oil and gas industries.
		Information is provided on the main threats to forests, which include illegal logging, the loss of forests to intensive agriculture and other land uses, and climate change.
	nature.ac.uk /browse/577.3.html (5094 words)

	DSTC Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Paradoxically, a consequence of the information explosion is diminishing awareness; disciplines are becoming increasingly specialized, individuals, groups, organizational units are becoming ever more insular.
		Lack of introspection in an enterprise setting contributes to "organizational ignorance", a consequence of which is, for example, work/tasks having to be redone, or the collection of information that has already been collected.
		Inference is driven by computations within the space, for example, a high degree of information flow between two words equates with a strong inferential connection (either explicit or implicit).
	www.dstc.edu.au /Research/infoecology-ov.html (494 words)

	information ecology 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Information Ecology refers to the consideration and better understanding of information theory, telecommunications systems development, human perception and cognition, within the larger context of ecological systems and of our relationship to the surrounding environment.
		Information technologies and knowledge resources are assuming greater importance and value in the emerging local-global economy.
		The flow of information through society, much like water or energy, tends to nurture and reorganize all aspects of the system.
	www.radlab.com /info-eco/101.html (298 words)

	Ecology Information \| Holistic Information
		This website is designed with the focus on offering lots of information and articles about ecology topics and holistic living.
		To complement the ecology area of the site, we have also added a section that will cover holistic subjects such as; yoga, raw food, meditation and massage, to name just a few of the holistic categories that will be available, as we will continue to update the site, on a day to day basis.
		We have also made it possible for you to add articles, which are related to the theme of the site, and we would be happy to add any categories, you suggest that also fit in with our ecology and holistic focus.
	www.ecoholistic.com (184 words)

	Internaut
		The words "information super highway" make me think of that farmer, and I wonder whether the people who are building this information motorway are in the process going to bulldoze the gardens of all the little info farmers.
		The spirit of volunteerism provides the nutrients for the Internet's Information Ecology, and if the networks are going to continue to function, we need to continually put back into the networks what we take out of them.
		It has been said that what distinguishes global networks from television is the ability to provide information as well as to consume it, but while this distinction certainly seems true for text-based communications, I am not sure that it is valid for multi-media.
	madhaus.utcs.utoronto.ca /local/internaut/mt.html (2587 words)

	The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The NBII's Pacific Northwest Information Node has partnered with multiple federal and academic agencies in the region to develop The Northwest Fire Research Clearinghouse (FIREHouse), a web-based project providing data and documentation on fire science and technology relevant to Washington, Oregon & Idaho.
		BirdLife International is an international global alliance of conservation organizations whose goals are to maintain or improve the conservation status of all bird species; preserve and protect bird habitat; conserve biodiversity; and integrate bird conservation into sustaining people's livelihoods.
		The Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance is a coalition of non-profit wildlife and hunting groups committed to providing timely, scientifically accurate information regarding chronic wasting disease, its impacts on wildlife and humans, and recommendations for its control.
	www.nbii.gov /index.html (551 words)

	Information ecology
		Information Ecology constitue une avancée significative en matière de gestion du savoir et de l’information dans l’entreprise.
		Davenport intitule son approche « information ecology » pour insister sur le fait que l’information et le savoir, au même titre que les structures, la culture et les processus, sont des briques indispensables au manager pour construire une organisation capable de mettre en œuvre sa stratégie.
		Les lecteurs européens de Information Ecology devront replacer les chapitres traitant de la culture et des comportements vis-à-vis de l’information dans le cadre particulier de leur entreprises et de leur contexte culturel.
	www.manageris.com /all/goulp/pro/com57a.html (594 words)

	ECO-PROS - Ecology
		Science is not based upon the studies of one individual, but upon the scientific studies of all those in pursuit of knowledge, both past and present.
		Sharing in our scientific research and information regarding issues relating to the health of the environment, Earth and living organisms is a major advancement in our progress toward sustainability.
		If you are thinking about majoring in the environmental sciences in your educational endeavors, scroll through this list of course requirements and options to give you an idea of the broad variety of disciplines involved in environmental science.
	www.eco-pros.com /ecology.htm (1525 words)

	Human Ecology : Graduation Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Information regarding completion of requirements must be reported by the unit sponsoring the minor to the Human Ecology's Registrar's Office for it to be noted on the transcript.
		S/Us MAY be used for the 9 credits of Human Ecology coursework outside of one's major and for electives in Category III.
		While the graduation summary matches the information on the curriculum sheets, the curriculum sheets should be consulted for additional information.
	www.human.cornell.edu /registrar/requirements.cfm (1089 words)

	Restoration Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
		The University of Wisconsin-Madison does not offer a degree in restoration ecology; rather, graduate students may choose from among a variety of related traditional and interdisciplinary programs.
		Below are departments and programs that offer graduate degrees relevant to the emerging field of restoration ecology.
		Information and application instructions for these programs can be found in the Graduate School Catalog and on their individual Web sites.
	www.ies.wisc.edu /cre (354 words)

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