Information limits: definition, typology and types

Abstract

Purpose

This paper seeks to organize the extensive field and to compile the complete list of information limits.

Design/methodology/approach

A thorough analysis of literature from the field beginning with the 1960s up to the present has been performed.

Findings

A universal typology of information limits has been proposed. A list of barriers mentioned in the literature of the subject has been compiled.

Research limitations/implications

The term “information limits” is not commonly used.

Originality/value

The complete list of information limits with bibliographical hints (helpful for future research) is presented.

Citation

Świgoń, M. (2011), "Information limits: definition, typology and types", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 63 No. 4, pp. 364-379. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012531111148958