Sections of this Article (accessed via the links on the right)

• Introduction
• Social learning and the world problematique
• Information usage
• User limitations: limits to learning
• Fragmentation and erosion of collective memory
• Relevance of international documentation system to innovative learning
• Review of issues raised in panel papers
• Implications and recommendations
• Conclusion
• References
• Annex 1: Collective Memory Personified: an analogy
• Annex 2: Pointers to the Pathology of Collective Memory