"Implicit philosophical assumptions are always behind the behaviour of information producers, users, intermediaries, and the developers of systems. This kind of theory is very deep " - Birger Hjorland
About Me
Writing
Information Science
Birger Hjorland 101 [pdf]
Hermeneutics
Information Poor
Social Constructionism
KM for Small Firms
Indonesia
Demography
In 2002 I am studying for a Master of Arts in Information at the University of Technology Sydney. Below are some papers I have written:
- Birger Hjorland 101 [PDF]:
A poster presentation on this most important information scientist. I don't pretend to be an expert. These are first impressions. Note that this is a 16 page 148kb file in Portable Document Format - so you'll need to have Acrobat Reader (get Acrobat reader) - Hermeneutics in Library and Information Science:
An investigation into the strengths and weaknesses of hermeneutics as an epistemological framework for library and information science research - Conceptualising the Information Poor:
An assessment of the contribution of Elreda Chatman towards an understanding of behaviour with the context of information poverty. I am redeveloping this paper towards a public library pespective and hopefully for publication. The redeveloped paper will incorporate views from British community librarianship - Cognitivism versus Social Constructionism:
A Comparative Critique of Two Conceptual Frameworks Underpinning the Study of Information Behaviour - Knowledge Management Ideas for the Innovation Intensive Small Firm:
An argument for a social constructionist view of knowledge in the workplace, and practical steps for a small firm to take.