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Based on the fundamental ideas of the development of relational models the paper presents the principle of generalization proposed by McGee (1959) applied to the organization of information. Original and traditionally used in the processing of information, generalization offers a number of benefits to the development of systems including ease of maintenance, software reuse and reducing in costs. After the explanation of some of the advantages of the widespread application by information processing, the application of this concept to the organization of information - specifically regarding the process of data modeling - is discussed. Advantages of this application are presented, including the flexibility and stability of the model, low maintenance over time and the consequent significant reduction in costs. Further studies of this application based on concepts covered in information science are suggested, especially in relation to the organization and use of information.

Generalization; Computer Science; Data Modeling; Information Science; Organization of Information