...Taha Anis; Sanna Kumpulainen Purpose In this paper, we examine the climate information practices of indigenous Western Himalayan people. Shedding light on the sociocultural processes that shape climate information can harness the region's recent digitalisation and inform future adaptation efforts...

...Joy Bhowmik; Viviane Frings-Hessami; Gillian Oliver; Md Khalid Hossain Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that influence the perceived value of information in a small-scale marine fishing community in Bangladesh. It investigates the use of information by the community...

...Lauren Benton; Anna Sexton Purpose The article presents research on the long-term information needs of homicide bereaved individuals in the context of record-keeping practice within Major Crime Units (MCU) in England. The research objectives were to: (1) identify the long-term information needs...

... has been called “Documentality.” This turn to a philosophy of information called “Documentality” marks the moment of “neo-documentation.” This article surveys this moment in Buckland's works by reading his articles “Information as Thing,” “What is a ‘Document’?”, and “Documentality Beyond Documents...

...Jane Garner If we accept the premise of the theory as a whole, of these six, Propositions Five and Six are most relevant to the current discussion of information-seeking in prison populations. Proposition Five states that “members who live in the round will not cross the boundaries...

...Tim Gorichanaz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to further the scholarly discussion of information experience as an object of study, including how this research area fits into library and information studies more broadly. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual discussion of certain...

...Andrea Jimenez; Sara Vannini; Andrew Cox Purpose The aim of this paper is to introduce a holistic decolonial lens for Library and Information Studies (LIS). As such it centres in the following questions: what does decolonisation mean in the context of LIS? How can a holistic approach help improve...

... and who will be heard, epistemic injustice is reflected in recorded knowledge and what we consider to be information. This paper contributes to the discussion of metrics beyond bibliometric studies and research evaluation. It argues that metrics-induced competition is antithetical to equality...

...Iulian Vamanu; Micaela Terronez This paper explores informational dimensions of dancing by focusing on the cases of two folk dance groups practicing Mexican ballet folklórico in the US. Thematic analysis of (1) extensive recollections from one of the study's coauthors...

...Ronald E. Day Purpose In this article the author would like to discuss information and the causal-temporal models as discussed in trauma theory and reports from trauma therapy. The article discusses two modes of temporality and the role of narrative explanations in informing the subject...

...Denise A. Smith Purpose To date, health information behaviour (HIB) models have not been applied to an exploration of Wikipedia as a consumer health information resource. Wikipedia has been situated and is well established as a valuable resource for the general layperson wishing to learn more...

.../licences/by/4.0/legalcode The purpose of this study is to discuss the concept of information in relation to temporality within the context of climate change communication. Furthermore, the paper aims to highlight the empirical richness of information as a concept by analysing its use in context...

... representative comments from his papers (Zhou and Brier, 2014 , 2015a , b): Kun Wu has over-amplified the meaning of information like pan-informationalism, who has made the same mistake as some international information researchers. Joseph Brenner wrote two articles to comment on Kun Wu's...

... production are discussed. Finally, the conclusion addresses questions pertaining to the validity and legitimacy of citations as data and their implications for knowledge production and the conception of information. Findings The normative view of citations is understood as an ideal speech situation...

...Ellen Haggar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse George Orwell's diaries through an information literacy lens. Orwell is well known for his dedication to freedom of speech and objective truth, and his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is often used as a lens through which to view...

...Boris Bosancic Purpose In line with the cognitive viewpoint on the phenomenon of information, the constructivist tradition based on Maturana and Varela's theory of knowing, and some aspects of Shannon's theory of communication, the purpose of this paper is to shed more light on the role...

...M.G.P.P. Mahindarathne; Qingfei Min The originality of this study relates to its demonstration of how existing models can be reconsidered and adapted based on related literature and then tested and presented as adapted models. The proposed model will be useful to promote informational studies...

...Sille Obelitz Søe Purpose With the outset of automatic detection of information, misinformation, and disinformation, the purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss various conceptions of information, misinformation, and disinformation within philosophy of information. Design/methodology...

...Devon Greyson 08 07 2016 17 02 2017 25 02 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Despite societal investment in providing health information to young parents, little is known about the health information...

...Boris Bosancic The proposed symbolic representation was derived from the conceptual designation of information “as a flow” and, accordingly, by the corresponding redrawing of the data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) pyramid. The knowledge acquisition process is symbolically represented...