... 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...

...-use rights only Relevance Creativity Theory Document Affordance The concept of relevance has long been considered central to information science, especially in the empirical evaluation of information retrieval systems. However, understanding of relevance has remained unsatisfactory...

... be contacted at: Juliana.Mestre@rutgers.edu 19 02 2023 28 04 2023 29 04 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Uncertainty Ethics Information theory Philosophy Information science Theory Paradigm Information...

... 23 04 2020 24 06 2020 25 06 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Institutions Libraries Privacy Theory Museums Digital communications Sanctuary Contemplation As information and communication...

... 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...

...Paul Ojennus Gatekeeping theory as elaborated by Shoemaker and Vos for journalism and communication studies, while occasionally referenced the library and information science (LIS) literature, has not been previously evaluated as a framework for library information flows. This is the first paper...

... is introduced and explored in relation to information literacy and its literacies. Information literacy Theory Sociocultural theory Algorithmic culture Algorithmic literacy Information literacy education The incorporation and acceptance of algorithms into everyday life has implications...

... 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. Latham and I sought to develop...

... (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...

... groups; in these worlds, information is an interpersonal performance that helps to define insiders and outsiders (Chatman, 1999) through normative behaviors (Chatman, 2000 ; Pendleton and Chatman, 1998). Closely related to small worlds and the theory of normative behavior are information grounds...

... out those analyses. Neoliberalism Higher education Theory Librarianship Academic librarianship Dorothy Smith Educational neoliberalism J.L. Austin Jürgen Habermas Twentieth century philosophers of communicative practices understood speech as “fundamentally structured around...

... ; Malcolm, 2003). Finally, there is continuing philosophical debate over the basic terms related to knowing/epistemology. For instance there is no “agreed upon theory of consciousness, [but] there is a widespread, if less than universal, consensus that an adequate account of mind requires a clear...

... – 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...

... that they believed was applicable to all professionals: Vakkari and Kuokkanen (1997) note that “Growth of knowledge means growth of scientific theories”, and that theory grows by building on and developing earlier theory. In the field of information behaviour, a wide variety of theoretical frameworks have been...

... 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...