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Meanings of information: The assumptions and research consequences of three foundational LIS theories
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Date Issued
2012-04
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Abstract
This article addresses the question 'what is information?' by comparing the meaning of the term 'information' and epistemological assumptions of three theories in library and information science: the 'Shannon-Weaver model,' Brookes’ interpretation of Popper's World 3, and the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom model. It shows that the term 'information' in these theories refers to empirical entities or events and is conceptualized as having causal powers upon human minds. It is argued that the epistemological assumptions have led to the negligence of the cultural and social aspects of the constitution of information (i.e., how something is considered to be and not to be information) and the unquestioned nature of science in research methodologies.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Wiley
Journal
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume
63
Issue
4
Start Page
716
End Page
723
Copyright (Published Version)
2012 ASIS&T
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
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