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On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Sigfrid Lundberg wrote: > Data are *about* things, they do not represent anything. Climatological > data can never be said to *be* the climate of a piece of time-space. > A theoretical global change model could possibly be claimed to > *represent* that particular aspect of reality. > > All document-like objects are *about*. I'll basically concede your point. But is there no difference between a "pot created in 16th century China" and a book about "pots created in 16th century China" in their relationship to the place "China" and era "16th century"? --Robin Robin Wendler ........................ work (617) 495-3724 Office for Information Systems ....... fax (617) 495-0491 Harvard University Library ........... [log in to unmask] Cambridge, MA, USA 02138 .............