scholarly journals Burt Adkinson and the Concept of Information Science

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Borko
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Concept Of Information

scholarly journals O SENSO COMUM DE INFORMAÇÃO: QUESTÕES OPORTUNAS

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-93
Author(s):  
Marcos Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
Semantic Frames ◽  
Concept Of Information

Problematizamos o conceito de informação, sob a perspectiva da Linguística Sociocognitiva, em especial da teoria da metáfora conceptual e da teoria dos frames semânticos, a fim de verificar se a terminologia predominante da Ciência da Informação (CI) é próxima do “senso comum”, como querem alguns autores da área. De fato, pudemos descrever o esquema cognitivo em que o conceito de informação é produtivo. Identificamos um componente da metáfora do canal, a metáfora INFORMAÇÃO É CONTEÚDO, capaz de confirmar a suspeita dos epistemólogos da CI e ir além: ela revela uma maneira mecânica de “falar sobre comunicação” que é de um “senso comum” desde há muitos séculos. Qual “senso comum”? Argumentando que a metáfora INFORMAÇÃO É CONTEÚDO faz mais sentido no contexto da comunicação escrita do que na falada, sugerimos uma revisão crítica dos efeitos que o letramento em massa aos seis anos poderia estar provocando na mentalidade ocidental: ao valorizar a escrita, tecnologia fundamental para a sustentabilidade das “sociedades da informação”, estaremos negligenciando a oralidade e, em consequência, negando nossa humanidade? THE COMMONSENSE OF INFORMATION: TEMPESTIVE QUESTIONSAbstractWe problematize the concept of information, from the perspective of socio-cognitive linguistics, especially that from the conceptual metaphor and semantic frames theories, in order to check whether the prevailing terminology of the Information Science (IS) is close to the “commonsense”, as some authors whish. In fact, we describe a cognitive scheme in which the concept of information is productive. A component of the conduit metaphor, INFORMATION IS CONTENT, seems to confirm the suspicion of IS epistemologists and more: it reveals a mechanical way to “speek about communication” that is a “commonsense” for centuries. Which “commonsense”? Arguing that the metaphor INFORMATION IS CONTENT makes more sense in the context of written language than in spoken one, we suggest a critical review of the effects that mass literacy at age six could be causing in Western mind: giving prestige to the writing language, a key technology for the sustainability of “information societies”, are we neglecting orality and therefore denying our humanity?

scholarly journals The scope of the concept of information and the future of information science

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-98
Author(s):  
Jiří Tomáš Stodola
Keyword(s):  
Classical Logic ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Methodological Problem ◽  
Main Method ◽  
The Future ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Concept Of Information

The key concept of information science is the concept of information which is tied to a number of complications. The main problem is that there is no definition of this concept. The purpose of this article is an analysis of the concept of information from the position of classical logic. The main method of the article is a conceptual analysis. First, we briefly deal with the overview of the concepts of information, with concepts and their definition as such and with the scope of the concept of information. Then, we provide an analysis of 31 important definitions of the concept of information which were developed within the scope of information science and related fields, and we consider relations between the concept of information and the concepts in other disciplines. Conceptual analysis of the concept of information leads to the conclusion that information is probably a concept that somehow addresses the entire reality, thus that it is a term, which is in the classical logic described as transcendental. This fact, in the view of the fact that information science is a special field, seems to be a serious methodological problem. Problems associated with the broadness of the concept of information have three possible solutions: transformation of information science into the universal science, narrowing the concept of information to a special term, or replacement of the concept of information by a different one. At the end of the article, we briefly point out our solution to the problem.

scholarly journals Talking to imagined citizens? Information sharing practices and proxies for e-participation in hyperlocal democratic settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Cruickshank ◽  
◽  
Hazel Hall ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Online Audiences ◽  
Concept Of Information

Introduction. Previous research in information science often uses constructs from social exchange theory to explain online information sharing. Exchange theories have a strong focus on reciprocity, yet in some communities, such as elected democratic representatives at hyperlocal level, it is observed that information is shared online for little visible return. This raises questions as to the extent to which existing models of online information sharing based on the tenets of exchange are applicable across a full range of contexts. In the case of hyperlocal representatives, this also prompts consideration of their motivations for online information sharing, and their response to apparent non-participation or lurking in this process on the part of citizens. In this paper an information sharing, practice-based approach is deployed to explore the means by which hyperlocal representatives in Scotland handle their information sharing role and address their relationship with their online lurker audiences. Method. Hour long interviews were conducted in November and December 2016 with nineteen representatives who serve on Scottish community councils. Analysis. Qualitative analysis of the interview data generated the results of the study. Results. Information sharing is regarded as an important duty of community councillors. It is largely practised as transmission or broadcast (rather than exchange) using a variety of channels, both online and face-to-face. Such efforts are, however, limited. This is due to restricted resources, a lack of familiarity with the information users (and non-users) that community councillors serve, and poor knowledge of tools for analysing online audiences. Attitudes towards online communities that largely comprise lurker audiences vary from frustration to resignation. Conclusions. While some of the findings articulate with extant knowledge and extend it further, others contradict the results of prior research, for example on online platforms as deliberative spaces. The practice-based approach as deployed in the study surfaces new contributions on proxies in information sharing. Amongst these, it adds to prior work on information seeking by proxy, and introduces the concept of information sharing by proxy.

scholarly journals O conceito de informação etnicorracial na Ciência da Informação │ The concept of ethnic-racial information in Information Science

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Pôncio Cruz de Oliveira ◽  
Mirian De Albuquerque Aquino
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Racial Prejudice ◽  
Learning Society ◽  
Interdisciplinary Science ◽  
Field Information ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Concept Theory ◽  
Science Information

Resumo O estado permanente de aprendência é uma característica da sociedade da aprendizagem e nela a informação e o conhecimento ocupam uma posição de centralidade nas diversas relações sociais, inclusive no contexto das relações etnicorraciais. A Ciência da Informação (CI) é um campo científico interdisciplinar que pode contribuir para a compreensão das relações entre informação, raça e etnia, em função da redução do preconceito racial, discriminações e racismos. A partir da revisão bibliográfica constatamos a não existência do conceito de informação étnico-racial. Este deste trabalho objetiva apresentar a construção do conceito de informação étnico-racial a partir da Teoria do Conceito da pesquisadora alemã Dalbergh.Palavras-chave Sociedade da Aprendizagem. Ciência da Informação.Informação étnico-racial. Conceito. Teoria do conceitoAbstract Permanent learning is a characteristic of the learning society. In this field, information and knowledge occupy a position of centrality in the different social relations, including relations racial and ethnic. The Information Science (CI) is an interdisciplinary science that can contribute to the understanding the relationships between information, race and ethnicity, and reduce racial prejudice, discrimination and racism. In the literature review did not find the concept of information racial and ethnic. This paper aims to present this building of the concept of information racial and ethnic based on the Theory of Concept. Keywords Learning Society. Information Science. Information etnico-racial. Concept. Theory of concept

scholarly journals Information als Prozess

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diether Elstner
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Stable States ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Enormous Number ◽  
Logical Impossibility

 A unified definition of the phenomenon information is not possible at present, because of the enormous number of different views. The situation is increased by the 'Capurro‘s trilemma' which postulates the logical impossibility of a unified concept of information. There are two approaches in the literature, which aim to solve the trilemma. The first approach avoids collision with the trilemma through the introduction of a generalized parameter to form rules of language for information systems. The second approach is understood as a draft of a generalized understanding of information within a yet to be developed unified information science. This article presents the approach of understanding information as an instantaneous process, which effects changes in systems. These changes must be captured and reproduced by the organization of the system, otherwise they get lost by fluctuations. Information in this reductionist conception is possible in each system, under the assumption, that it has several stable states, which alternatively may be assumed by the system . The 'Capurro‘s trilemma' is negated.

scholarly journals Information Science in Dialogue with Archival Science, Library Science and Museum Studies: The Recent Brazilian Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (1A(115A)) ◽  
pp. 24-42
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Ávila Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Museum Studies ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Archival Science ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
University Courses ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Concept Of Information

Purpose/Thesis: In this article we discuss the theoretical common ground of archival science, library science and museum studies share with one another and with information science.Approach/Method: The article offers a systematic review of scholarship in each of the disciplines discussed, starting with foundational texts and progressing through different periods, geographical areas, and traditions of thought.Results and conclusions: We present the historical context in which the three disciplines were established and identify the twentieth-century theoretical developments that resulting rejection of the previously dominant paradigm. We conclude that the concept of information as studied recently may favor the advancement of theoretical perspectives in the three areas and points to the possibility of its epistemological dialogue.Research limitations: The literature review focused on the studies that had the most significant impact on Brazilian scholarship. It could be extended to other countries, and other theories.Practical implications: The results of the presented research may provide a conceptual basis for university courses in archival science, library science and museum studies, as they already do in Brazil. They may also inspire a comparison with other countries.Originality/Value: There are only few studies which combine the analysis of archival science, library science and museum studies; even less relate these disciplines to information science. We believe that considering the theoretical frameworks of all these disciplines together will be beneficial for all.

Information and Its Conceptual Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
José Rascão
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Full Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Concept Of Information

Information has attributes/positivist concepts that some authors use to better understand it. Others are critical about information subjectivism. This article discusses conceptual perspectives of information. The aim is to study the concepts of information from some areas of knowledge of the social sciences, cognitive and business looking to propose a concept of information in the field of information science. The methodology of the study is formed by bibliographical research. It is concluded that the concept of information is still in full development. The concept of information depends on the perception of information. Although this is not something that shocks, raises some interesting questions and research opportunities. For example, as we get the information.

Information and Its Conceptual Perspectives

2018 ◽  
pp. 4422-4435
Author(s):  
José Poças Rascão
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Full Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Concept Of Information

Information has attributes/positivist concepts that some authors use to better understand it. Others are critical about information subjectivism. This chapter discusses conceptual perspectives of information. The aim is to study the concepts of information from some areas of knowledge of the social sciences, cognitive and business looking to propose a concept of information in the field of information science. The methodology of the study is formed by bibliographical research. It is concluded that the concept of information is still in full development.

scholarly journals Unifying the Concepts of Information: Methodological Solution

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Yixin Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Real Root ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Divide And Conquer ◽  
The Real ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
System Methodology

What are the appropriate concepts of information? This is an old issue, yet which has to be the No.1 and cannot be ignored in the study of information science. Diverse controversies and confusions in the studies of information are resulted from different understandings of the concept of information. This fact clearly indicates that the real root, which leads to the diversity of approaches, is due to the “divide and conquer” methodology. We suggest here a novel understanding of the concept of information. At first, a group of popular definitions of information are analyzed. Then, the system methodology is applied to the diversity of the definitions with the goal of unification. Based on this methodology, an ecological model for information is established and the systematic definitions of information are hence derived from this model.

From Dewey to Mosaic :considerations in interface design for children

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances F. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
New Generation

Examines the characteristics of bibliographic information retrieval systems, particularly online public access systems, in terms of the difficulties children have in using them. The specialized focus of library and information science, the highly abstract nature of bibliographic representation, and the evolving cognitive development of children are all contributing factors to these difficulties. Describes recent research and development in interface design, followed by implications for the design of Internet navigators. The new generation of Internet browsers can give students the ability not only to search for information, but also to create and disseminate information using the same medium. Such capacity adds a significant dimension and new meaning to the concept of information retrieval. Concludes that thoughtful and developmentally appropriate interface design is critical to the success of children′s use of this powerful new resource.

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