Anikakumar

This document explores the **Information Life Cycle**, emphasizing that information cannot exist without human interaction. It contrasts the **7-step simplified cycle** with **Vickery’s detailed model** of direct and indirect flows, covering data generation, storage, and the role of mediators.

This document covers Information Science foundations, focusing on the Human-Information-Communication trinity. It details the DIKW hierarchy , the Information Life Cycle , and key characteristics like inexhaustibility and power dynamics , emphasizing the scientist's goal of providing the right information for decisions.