*Dept. of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, Punjab, India e-mail: satija_mp@yahoo.com
Information is the prime mover of an information society. It is all pervasive and omnipotent. An attempt is made in this paper to highlight the importance of information in the information society; its relation with data, knowledge and wisdom; its importance in communication, social and economic development. The properties and the scope of information are also defined.
Information, Definition, Properties and use of information, Scope and nature of information
