Re: An Addition to the List

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Posted by daly_de_gagne
2005-01-04 07:36:19

Stephen Diamond writes: “While Idea! and MDE InfoHandler have two distinct kinds of objects, categories and records/info items, UR is monistic, apparently contemplating the possibility that the hierarchies will need drastic revision.”

I am not sure what you are getting at Stephen. It is quite possible to change categories and groups with MDE InfoHandler. In fact, as I have developed my use of IH, I have made a number of changes, rearranging categories and groups so they are more logical.

Also, I do not know what you mean by “a growing but structurally static set of categories,” and that IH doesn’tprovide for a multiple selection of categories. It is precisely IH’s ability to allow for various categories to be selected, separately or in combination, that enables me to retrieve material for a reference that otherwise I would have forgotten. Of course, the ability to use categories well depends on how well I have assigned categories when the material is first entered into IH. While this takes some time, it also is helpful b/c it means that I read the material with more awareness than I might otherwise.

Daly

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