Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes
Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.
Topics
Growth
Knowledge
Wisdom
Dissemination
Intellectual Capital
Transfer
Information Economy
On The Contrary
Education, Knowledge & Training
Expansionism, Colonialism, Imperialism
Intangible Assets
Intellectual Assets
Knowledge Diffusion
Knowledge Sharing
Public Goods
knowledge growth
Information Diffusion
Citations
Boorstin, Daniel J. "Gresham's Law: Knowledge or Information?" The Republic of Letters: Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin on Books, Reading, and Libraries, 1975-1987. Library of Congress, 1989, p. 49.
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Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was instrumental in the creation of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.