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DTC 356-01ALPHABETIZATION & ITS DISCONTENTS

INFORMATION IN SPACE

• In physical space, some things are nearer than others • Physical objects can only be in one place at a time • Physical space is shared • Human physical abilities are limited • The organization needs to be orderly and neat

Five Rules of “Hacking the physical.”

THINK, PAIR, SHARE

List ethical issues raised in the Information in Space prologue.

• What makes these issues ethical?

• Why are they important?

• How can we apply them outside of retail contexts?

THE NEW ORDER OF ORDEREIM CHAPTER ONE

discovery vs. finding

“But discovering what you want is at least as important as finding what you know you want.”

“I’M LOOKING FOR THE PRIDE AND PREJUDICE STORY”WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?

Everything has its places

Digital (2nd order) tools mimicking the affordances of physical collections.

What is your collection about? (Remember exercise from last week.)

How many things can your collection be about?

First order of order

piles, shelves, physical collections

Second order of order

lists, catalogs, databases

Third order of order

???

finis

(for now)