... between “form” and “content,” as well as many other topics. As information is involved in cultural activity, its clarification could focus memetic theories and applications. Design/methodology/approach Our design captures theoretical nuance in memetics by considering a long standing conceptual issue...

... 10 2023 07 10 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Relevance Creativity Theory Document Affordance The concept of relevance has long been considered central to information science, especially in the empirical...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Uncertainty Ethics Information theory Philosophy Information science Theory Paradigm Information studies Postmodernism Human information behavior Uncertainty is a nebulous concept...

.... For example, Gorichanaz and Latham (2019) explore how information may appeal to contemplative aims, and Latham et al. (2020) trace the shared contours of the fields of information studies and contemplative studies. Institutions Libraries Privacy Theory Museums Digital communications...

... per cent of them corresponded to papers published in journals in other areas, mainly computer science. The average of cites per paper was 1.8; 64.5 percent of the citing works cited them only once. 60 per cent of the cites were considered essential. Only 13.7 per cent of these cites appear in theory...

... is to provide context and raise interest for the term hyperdocumentation in the context of document theory. The origin of the term is established through etymology and bibliographical research. The term is contextualized with conceptual research on the nature of documents and the construction of social...

... of gatekeeping theory, particularly its recent elaboration in journalism and communication studies for the investigation of information flows in academic libraries. This paper uses the methods of conceptual analysis and thought experiment. Several applications of gatekeeping theory have arisen...

... the foundational concept of information literacy that establishes the theoretical foundations from which media, digital and data literacies are referenced (Lloyd, 2017a, b). The theory of information literacy that has been proposed (Lloyd, 2017a, b) states that information literacy is a practice...

... for the Future”. A theoretical framework was developed using the CILIP Seven Pillars for IL and Howard Gardner’s Five Minds theory. Indicative connections between the Seven Pillars and Five Minds were identified by the researchers. The framework was tested through analysis of transcripts from qualitative...

... and management decisions for those involved. Originality/value This paper makes conceptual and empirical contributions to document theory and the study of the information behavior of artists, particularly furthering discussions of information and document experience. As documents take on new forms...

... (2018) and discusses the set of basic assumptions, concepts and conclusions put forward. Findings It is argued that the idea of the theory of levels is basically sound, but we do not need to consider the material world, the mental world (minds) and the world of mentefacts as three different worlds...

... the concept of social relevance assessments, which are judgments made by individuals when they seek out information within virtual social worlds such as online support groups (OSGs). Constructivist grounded theory was employed to examine the phenomenon of information exchange in OSGs for chronic kidney...

...John Buschman Neoliberalism Higher education Theory Librarianship Academic librarianship Dorothy Smith Educational neoliberalism J.L. Austin Jürgen Habermas In the midst of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, the academic language of power in library and information...

... Pragmatism has been deployed in portions of LIS, but the full implications and the “fit” of Dewey’s ideas for librarianship and its epistemology are productive explorations. Theory Pragmatism John Dewey Librarianship Epistemology Critique 30 04 2016 09 09 2016 18 09 2016 ©...

... – This feature of documents exposes users to a number of pitfalls related to trusting illegitimate documents. This has important implications for document literacy. Originality/value – New insight into documents is achieved by applying cognitive metaphors and prototype theory to documents. Tim...

.... Findings – A new term, music information object (MIO), is presented and defined. Downie’s (2003) theoretical statements are reconceptualized into a theory of representational incompleteness and three meta-classes for music information object representation. Practical implications – This new...

...Lorraine Dong Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an argument for taking the long view of the retention and preservation of inactive medical records. Design/methodology/approach – Using the theoretical framework of Actor-Network Theory, the author examines medical records...

...Peter Johan Lor Purpose – This article is intended to stimulate theoretical reflection in international comparative studies in library and information science (comparative LIS). Design/methodology/approach – The need for theory is emphasized and shortcomings in comparative LIS in respect...

... of information‐seeking behaviour that they believed was applicable to all professionals: Information behaviour Communications Theory Models Information Human behaviour in finding, using and communicating information is complex. Much research has been carried out in this field and many theories...

... discursive and rhetorical means. It will be argued that library and information science (LIS) theory on scholarly communication can be supplemented and strengthened by this interpretation. By establishing a social epistemology of subject literature the article contributes with a sketch of a coherent theory...