Information and Society 50-60

Going off of what Buckland said about what it means for a community to "know" something, I think it's interesting to examine the different communities that we simultaneously exist in. For example, everyone in the U.S is part of a community, and perhaps most or all of us have some knowledge of parts of our countries history. But we also are separated into states and cities, each with their own standards of common knowledge. I also think the internet is allowing us to bridge some of the divides of these separate communities, by giving us access to information about other parts of the world or people that we would never know about otherwise.

Information and Society 33-50

What I found very interesting about this section was the various ways scholars from the 19th century created methods of documenting information. It made me think about how we endeavor to accomplish the same things in today's world, documenting collections of data and knowledge, especially on the internet. And how we often run into the same problems, such as keeping that information updated and relevant, or ensuring that the information is factual or from a reliable source. Today, the latter is even more difficult to maintain due to the massive volume of information from endless sources that exists online. With the way the spread of information today can have such an immediate and visceral impact on our lives, it is so important that we have well maintained and curated collections of information.