... is positioned as a semiotic resource generating interpretants in response to user prompts to participate in meaning-making within a shared universe of discourse. Findings Prompting constitutes a semiotic and communicative process that redefines how knowledge is organized, searched, interpreted and co...

... and the ontological priority of information is argued. Design/methodology/approach Following a critique of Budd's conclusions, a “regional ontology” of information is discussed. The practical adequacy of this theory is demonstrated by applying it to information‐seeking and meaning‐making, as described by Dervin's...