Al though knowledge is derived from
information, knowledge also can become
information. This is explained by Alavi and
Leidner where they state that information is
converted into knowledge once it is processed in an
individual’s mind and knowledge becomes
information once it is articulated and presented in
the form of text, words, graphics, or other symbolic
forms. This implies that knowledge can become
information when it is stored in documents, books,
policies, procedures, computers, or other
repositories, but then becomes knowledge again
when it is transferred to another human