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=From Sara:= Spring 2005 Question #1

“**//Life is information in motion.” Science has discovered that information is produced and exchanged at all levels, even the cellular. Steven Hawking has recently reversed his previous view and decided that black holes do, in fact, emit information. Those in the information professions must be able to articulate why information is critically important, because if it is not important, they are not important. Identify and discuss reasons why information is important at the a. personal level b. organizational level c. societal level d. national level e. global level//** Personal Level: 1. Expand knowledge 2. To give power in unfamiliar circumstances/situations 3. Create ability in new fields Organizational Level: 1. To create policy 2. To see what has 'worked' for other like organizations 3. To be able to understand all aspects of a poition and move beyond personal knowledge Societal Level: 1. For the creation of laws 2. To understand regional population mores and values 3. To determine need at any given socio-economic level National Level: 1. Protection for its citizens 2. To understand other cultures from other nations 3. How to make policy that will be effective for all citizens Global Level: 1. For nations to work together for the common good 2. To be able to share resources 3. To try to prevent reoccurance of past catastrophes or war/ envision possibilities or actions that would lead to future global problems and try to avert them