Obszary i konteksty informatologii w epoce cyfrowej: sieci - informacja - dane - software

Kazimierz Krzysztofek

Abstract

In the analog age every field of human activity defined „information” in its own way. According to some views, scholars dealing with the information matter have not yet agreed upon as to a coherent and broadly accepted definition of information. The denotation of this term oscillates between the organization of complex systems on the one hand, and the semantic content of messages, on the other. Scientists examining the organization of technical or biological systems referred to cybernetic understanding of information coined by, i.a. N. Wiener, C. E. Shannon, M. Mazur, whilst representatives of humanities and social sciences focused on hermeneutic, interpretative approaches. As the digitization of analog entities is in full sweep there is more and more conviction that information in practically all domains of life: sciences, research, economy, culture etc. is working “on the same frequencies” and “speaking” in same binary language. As a result all these fields are instilled with information, i.e. become information as well as informatic areas.