If oil becomes scarce, the price goes up. There is enough scientific content written every year to keep a person busy reading day and night for 460 years. In the last 30 years we have produced more content than in the previous 5,000. The amount of recorded scientific knowledge is doubling approximately every 15 to 20 years. Over 1,000 books are published around the world every day.
Every day there are seven million new documents published on the Web.
Printed content doubles every five years, yet only represents .003 percent of all content. The world produces between one and two exabytes of unique content per year, which is roughly 250 megabytes for every man, woman, and child on earth. It s not enough to be able to read and write today. You need to be information literate. The ability to find content efficiently and effectively The ability to evaluate content critically and competently The ability to use content accurately and creatively The ability to create quality content and to collaborate with others in the creation of content At another level, the editor or manager of a website within a government environment needs to have all the above skills and more.