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Donald T. Hawkins - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Information Science abstracts: tracking the literature of Information Science. part 2: a new taxonomy for Information Science
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003Co-Authors: Donald T. Hawkins, Signe E. Larson, Bari Q. CatonAbstract:Subject classifications and thesauri have become more important than ever in the Web environment. Efforts made to organize Information into subject classifications, or taxonomies, offer users the opportunity to substantially improve the effectiveness of their search and retrieval activities. This article continues earlier research on the development of a new definition of the field of Information Science and the creation of a "map" of the field showing subjects central to it and their relationships to those on the periphery. A case study describes the creation of a new classification structure (taxonomy) for the Information Science Abstracts (ISA) database, aiming to reflect and accommodate the rapid and continued technological and market changes affecting the Information industry today and into the future. Based on a sample of some 3,000 ISA abstracts, two validation experiments were conducted by a three-member team comprising a database editor, a reference librarian, and an abstractor-indexer, who represent three of the major communities within the Information Science field. In the first experiment, the sample of abstracts was classified according to the proposed new taxonomy; after analysis of the data and revision of the taxonomy, it was revalidated and fine tuned in a second experiment. Indexer consistency measures obtained in this study were significantly higher than those found in previous studies. The taxonomy resulting from this research employs the concepts, definition, and map of Information Science previously developed. It presents them in an organized hierarchical view of the field and thus makes a significant contribution to Information Science.
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Information Science Abstracts: Tracking the Literature of Information Science. Part 1: Definition and Map
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2000Co-Authors: Donald T. HawkinsAbstract:Information Science Abstracts (ISA) is the oldest abstracting and indexing (A&I) publication covering the field of Information Science. A&I publications play a valuable “gatekeeping” role in identifying changes in a discipline by tracking its literature. This article briefly reviews the history of ISA as well as the history of attempts to define “Information Science” because the American Documentation Institute changed its name to ASIS in 1970. A new working definition of the term for ISA is derived from both the historical review and current technological advances. The definition departs from the previous document-centric definitions and concentrates on the Internet-dominated industry of today. Information Science is a discipline drawing on important concepts from a number of closely related disciplines that become a cohesive whole focusing on Information. The relationships between these interrelated disciplines are portrayed on a “map” of the field, in which the basic subjects are shown as a central “core” with related areas surrounding it.
Fidelia Ibekwe-sanjuan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The French Conception of Information Science. "Une exception française"?
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2012Co-Authors: Fidelia Ibekwe-sanjuanAbstract:The French conception of Information Science is often contrasted to the Anglophone one, which is perceived as different and rooted mainly in Shannon's mathematical theory of communication. While there is such thing as a French conception of Information Science, this conception is not totally divorced from the Anglophone one. Unbeknownst to researchers from the two geographical and cultural regions, they share similar conceptions of the field and invoke similar theoretical foundations, in particular the socio-constructivist theory. There is also a convergence of viewpoints on the dual nature of Information Science, i.e., the fact that it is torn between two competing paradigms - objectivist and subjectivist. Technology is another area where a convergence of viewpoints is noticeable: scholars from both geographic and cultural zones display the same suspicion towards the role of technology and of computer Science. It would therefore be misleading to uphold the view that Anglophone Information Science is essentially objectivist and technicist while the French conception is essentially social and rooted in the humanities. This paper highlights converging analyses from authors based in both linguistic and geographical regions with the aim to foster a better understanding of the challenges that Information Science is facing worldwide and to help trace a path to how the global Information Science community can try to meet them.
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ADVANCES IN Information Science The French Conception of Information Science: "Une Exception Française"?
2012Co-Authors: Fidelia Ibekwe-sanjuanAbstract:The French conception of Information Science is often contrasted with the Anglophone one, which is perceived as different and rooted mainly in Shannon’s mathematical theory of communication. While there is such a thing as a French conception of Information Science, this conception is not totally divorced from the Anglophone one. Unbeknownst to researchers from the two geographical and cultural regions, they share similar conceptions of the field and invoke similar theoretical foundations, in particular the socio-constructivist theory. There is also a convergence of viewpoints on the dual nature of Information Science, i.e., the fact that it is torn between two competing paradigms—objectivist and subjectivist. Technology is another area where a convergence of viewpoints is noticeable: Scholars from both geographic and cultural zones display the same suspicion toward the role of technology and of computer Science. It would therefore be misleading to uphold the view that Anglophone Information Science is essentially objectivist and technicist while the French conception is essentially social and rooted in the humanities. This paper highlights converging analyses from authors based in both linguistic and geographical regions with the aim to foster a better understanding of the challenges that Information Science is facing worldwide and to help trace a path to how the global Information Science community can try to meet them.
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Repositioning Information Science.
2010Co-Authors: Fidelia Ibekwe-sanjuan, Michael Buckland, Kiersten LathamAbstract:During the twentieth century there was a strong desire for Information studies to become scientific, to move from librarianship, bibliography, and documentation to an Information Science. In 1968 the American Documentation Institute was renamed American Society for Information Science. By the twenty-first century, however, departments of (library and) Information Science had turned instead towards the social Sciences, but have not been successful in providing a coherent explanation of the nature and scope of the field. The accepted view of Information Science as an emerging, scientific discipline closely tied with Information Technology and, mainly, textual data, will be challenged. Three brief presentations proposing different foundations and directions as a basis for a moderated discussion: There are other options: The development of Information Science in France has been radically different and has from the start been steeped in the humanities. The scope and focus should be broader to include, for example, the cognitive and aesthetic experiences of museum visitors? If Information Science is really concerned with influencing what people know, what kind of Science can Information Science be?
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Information Science in Europe
2010Co-Authors: Fidelia Ibekwe-sanjuan, Tatjana Aparac-jelušic, Peter Ingwersen, Christian SchloeglAbstract:This panel aims at giving an overview on the situation of Information Science in a few selected European countries/ regions (Scandinavia, France and former Yugoslavian countries). At the beginning the panelists will give an out- line on the discipline in their country. In particular the following questions will be addressed: * What is the state-of-the-art of Information Science with regard to academic education and research in your country? * How do you see the development in Information Science as a discipline in your country in the next five years? After the panelists have presented their opinion on the present and future situation on Information Science (see the following sections) they will continue with the discussion of the following topics: Is there anything like a European approach/identity on Information Science? If yes, what differentiations are there between Anglo- Saxon and European Information Science? With regard to the last two topics it is intended to engage the audience into the discussion as much as possible.
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ASIST - Re-positioning Information Science
Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010Co-Authors: Fidelia Ibekwe-sanjuan, Kiersten F. Latham, Michael K. BucklandAbstract:During the twentieth century there was a strong desire for Information studies to become scientific, to move from librarianship, bibliography, and documentation to an Information Science. In 1968 the American Documentation Institute was renamed American Society for Information Science. By the twenty-first century, however, departments of (library and) Information Science had turned instead towards the social Sciences, but have not been successful in providing a coherent explanation of the nature and scope of the field. The accepted view of Information Science as an emerging, scientific discipline closely tied with Information Technology and, mainly, textual data, will be challenged. Three brief presentations proposing different foundations and directions as a basis for a moderated discussion: There are other options: The development of Information Science in France has been radically different and has from the start been steeped in the humanities. The scope and focus should be broader to include, for example, the cognitive and aesthetic experiences of museum visitors? If Information Science is really concerned with influencing what people know, what kind of Science can Information Science be?
Michael K. Buckland - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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what kind of Science can Information Science be
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2012Co-Authors: Michael K. BucklandAbstract:During the 20th century there was a strong desire to develop an Information Science from librarianship, bibliography, and documentation and in 1968 the American Documentation Institute changed its name to the American Society for Information Science. By the beginning of the 21st century, however, departments of (library and) Information Science had turned instead towards the social Sciences. These programs address a variety of important topics, but they have been less successful in providing a coherent explanation of the nature and scope of the field. Progress can be made towards a coherent, unified view of the roles of archives, libraries, museums, online Information services, and related organizations if they are treated as Information-providing services. However, such an approach seems significantly incomplete on ordinary understandings of the providing of Information. Instead of asking what Information Science is or what we might wish it to become, we ask instead what kind of field it can be given our assumptions about it. We approach the question by examining some keywords: Science, Information, knowledge, and interdisciplinary. We conclude that if Information Science is concerned with what people know, then it is a form of cultural engagement, and at most, a Science of the artificial.
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ASIST - Re-positioning Information Science
Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010Co-Authors: Fidelia Ibekwe-sanjuan, Kiersten F. Latham, Michael K. BucklandAbstract:During the twentieth century there was a strong desire for Information studies to become scientific, to move from librarianship, bibliography, and documentation to an Information Science. In 1968 the American Documentation Institute was renamed American Society for Information Science. By the twenty-first century, however, departments of (library and) Information Science had turned instead towards the social Sciences, but have not been successful in providing a coherent explanation of the nature and scope of the field. The accepted view of Information Science as an emerging, scientific discipline closely tied with Information Technology and, mainly, textual data, will be challenged. Three brief presentations proposing different foundations and directions as a basis for a moderated discussion: There are other options: The development of Information Science in France has been radically different and has from the start been steeped in the humanities. The scope and focus should be broader to include, for example, the cognitive and aesthetic experiences of museum visitors? If Information Science is really concerned with influencing what people know, what kind of Science can Information Science be?
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The landscape of Information Science: the American society for Information Science at 62
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1999Co-Authors: Michael K. BucklandAbstract:Founded in 1937 as the American Documentation Institute, the American Society for Information Science is 62 years old. Information Science includes two fundamentally different traditions: a “document” tradition concerned with signifying objects and their use; and a “computational” tradition of applying algorithmic, logical, mathematical, and mechanical techniques to Information management. Both traditions have been deeply influenced by technological modernism: Technology, standards, systems, and efficiency enable progress. Both traditions are needed. Information Science is rooted in part in humanities and qualitative social Sciences. The landscape of Information Science is complex. An ecumenical view is needed.
Marcia J Bates - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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towards positive Information Science
Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2009Co-Authors: Jenna Hartel, Jarkko Kari, Robert A Stebbins, Marcia J BatesAbstract:This panel offers a refreshing counterpoint to the predominantly problem-oriented perspective of theory and research in Information Science. Drawing inspiration from the fields of positive psychology and sociology, we explore the idea of a positive Information Science. This line of inquiry focuses on the positive qualities of Information systems and the positive characteristics and habits of Information users, as well as on the positive contexts of or factors in Information phenomena. Insights into positive Information phenomena provide a benchmark and target for improving Information environments. The positive perspective also reflects a new generation of Information-users who harbor an upbeat sensibility concerning the tools and practices of the Information Age. The panel makes its case by 1 offering an interdisciplinary comparison to positive social Sciences, 2 reporting results from two positively-oriented investigations of Information use in gourmet cooking and spirituality, and 3 viewing the idea in the context of the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Bates & Maack, forthcoming), an important benchmark and rubric of the field. To encourage a dynamic session, panelists and audience will see a list of positive features compiled and displayed in real time, serving as a basis for lively discussion.
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The invisible substrate of Information Science
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1999Co-Authors: Marcia J BatesAbstract:The explicit, above-the-water-line paradigm of Information Science is well known and widely discussed. Every disciplinary paradigm, however, contains elements that are less conscious and explicit in the thinking of its practitioners. The purpose of this article is to elucidate key elements of the below-the-water-line portion of the Information Science paradigm. Particular emphasis is given to Information Science’s role as a meta-Science—conducting research and developing theory around the documentary products of other disciplines and activities. The mental activities of the professional practice of the field are seen to center around representation and organization of Information rather than knowing Information. It is argued that such representation engages fundamentally different talents and skills from those required in other professions and intellectual disciplines. Methodological approaches and values of Information Science are also considered.
Bari Q. Caton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Information Science abstracts: tracking the literature of Information Science. part 2: a new taxonomy for Information Science
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003Co-Authors: Donald T. Hawkins, Signe E. Larson, Bari Q. CatonAbstract:Subject classifications and thesauri have become more important than ever in the Web environment. Efforts made to organize Information into subject classifications, or taxonomies, offer users the opportunity to substantially improve the effectiveness of their search and retrieval activities. This article continues earlier research on the development of a new definition of the field of Information Science and the creation of a "map" of the field showing subjects central to it and their relationships to those on the periphery. A case study describes the creation of a new classification structure (taxonomy) for the Information Science Abstracts (ISA) database, aiming to reflect and accommodate the rapid and continued technological and market changes affecting the Information industry today and into the future. Based on a sample of some 3,000 ISA abstracts, two validation experiments were conducted by a three-member team comprising a database editor, a reference librarian, and an abstractor-indexer, who represent three of the major communities within the Information Science field. In the first experiment, the sample of abstracts was classified according to the proposed new taxonomy; after analysis of the data and revision of the taxonomy, it was revalidated and fine tuned in a second experiment. Indexer consistency measures obtained in this study were significantly higher than those found in previous studies. The taxonomy resulting from this research employs the concepts, definition, and map of Information Science previously developed. It presents them in an organized hierarchical view of the field and thus makes a significant contribution to Information Science.
