Searching for the Proverbial Needle in a Haystack: the Information Dilemma

摘要

Information is a prerequisite for the development of a Society. We are now in the information overload mode, with instant access to billions of pages of information at our fingertips. Yet the paradox remains that the right kind of information is still not available to the serious researcher working in an R & D organisation. The tools to retrieve this vast amount of information are unable to cope with the exponential growth in information. The present article traces the origin and development of Information / Knowledge Organization & Retrieval (KO&R) tools, the current status of R&D in this area and some recent initiatives at BARC in this direction.