Attributes of knowledge

There are various attributes (characteristics) to knowledge.According to Holsapple, “An attribute is a dimension along which different instances of knowledge can vary. In any particular instance, the knowledge being studied or used can have multiple attributes…An appreciation of multiple knowledge attributes enriches one’s understanding of knowledge resources and their processing… Attributes do not tell us what knowledge is or what knowledge resources exist.They do, however, help us to understand the many qualities of knowledge.

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