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Pragmatism, neo‐pragmatism and sociocultural theory : Communicative participation as a perspective in LIS

Sundin, Olof; Johannisson, Jenny - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 1, pp. 23-43

‐based conceptual analysis of: historical development of pragmatism in relation to other epistemological positions; neo‐pragmatism as a … contributes to a focus on people's actions through the use of linguistic and physical tools. As a tangible example of how neo‐pragmatism … “tools” and “communities of justification”. The article is concluded by an assessment of neo‐pragmatism as an epistemological …

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Evolution of concept networks and implications for knowledge representation

Park, Jung‐ran - In: Journal of Documentation 63 (2007) 6, pp. 963-983

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present descriptive characteristics of the historical development of concept networks. The linguistic principles, mechanisms and motivations behind the evolution of concept networks are discussed. Implications emanating from the idea of the historical...

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The pragmatics of weeding

Van der Veer Martens, Betsy - In: Journal of Documentation 78 (2021) 2, pp. 284-301

the pragmatism of Melvil Dewey rather than that of John Dewey. Research limitations/implications Although this work …

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Once more unto the breach : “Overcoming epistemology” and librarianship’s de facto Deweyan Pragmatism

Buschman, John - In: Journal of Documentation 73 (2017) 2, pp. 210-223

in LIS and the productive approach of Deweyan Pragmatism. Findings LIS’ problems with epistemology come from a variety of … Deweyan Pragmatism offers a sensible, practical explanation for the historical development and practices of librarianship …. Originality/value Pragmatism has been deployed in portions of LIS, but the full implications and the “fit” of Dewey’s ideas for …

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Museum object as document : Using Buckland's information concepts to understand museum experiences

Latham, Kiersten F. - In: Journal of Documentation 68 (2012) 1, pp. 45-71

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to understand the meaning of museum objects from an information perspective. Links are made from Buckland's conceptual information framework as a semiotic to museum object as “document” and finally to user experience of these museum “documents”....

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Nodes and arcs: concept map, semiotics, and knowledge organization

Friedman, Alon; Smiraglia, Richard P. - In: Journal of Documentation 69 (2013) 1, pp. 27-48

were judged to contain semiotic content. Peirceian semiotics predominated, and tended to convey greater granularity and …

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Social semiotics as theory and practice in library and information science

Wells, Matthew Jason - In: Journal of Documentation 71 (2015) 4, pp. 691-708

semiotics is a worthy candidate to add to the information sciences toolkit. Design/methodology/approach – Both traditional and … social semiotics are described in detail, with key texts cited. To demonstrate the benefits social semiotic methods may bring …. Social semiotics, moreover, is still evolving as a subject matter, so IS scholars could also potentially contribute to its …

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Memetics as informational difference: offering an information-centric conception of memes

Smith, Alexander O.; Hemsley, Jeff - In: Journal of Documentation 78 (2021) 5, pp. 1149-1163

Purpose Information scientists may find value in studying cultural information evolution and information diffusion through memetics. Information studies in memetics have often found datafication in memetics research difficult. Meanwhile, current memetic scholarship elsewhere is abundant in data...

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On thresholds: signs, symbols and significance

Van der Veer Martens, Betsy - In: Journal of Documentation 79 (2023) 4, pp. 1006-1026

Purpose This paper reviews research developments in semiosis (sign activity) as theorized by Peirce, Eco and Sebeok, focusing specifically on the current study of “semiotic threshold zones,” which range from the origins of life through various nonhuman life forms to artificial life forms,...

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Signifying unity: exploring the interplay of semiotics, universalism and pluralism in information science

Thellefsen, Martin Muderspach - In: Journal of Documentation 80 (2024) 4, pp. 922-938

and pluralism in connection with semiotics. The paper adopts a conceptual approach based on semiotics to address the long … semiotics and Ferdinand de Saussure's structuralist semiotics – the research seeks to bridge the conflicting perspectives of … universalism and pluralism within the field. Findings The findings reveal that Peirce's semiotics, with its universalist core …

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