Information in our world: epistemological assumptions of concepts of information and research consequences

Authors:
Lai Ma
Affiliations:
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2011 iConference
Year:
2011

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Abstract

'Information' is presumably the object of study in information science research. However, epistemological assumptions of concepts of information and the uses of the term 'information' in information science discourse and their cultural, social, and methodological implications are seldom examined. This study consists in the reconstructive analysis of concepts of information for explicating epistemological assumptions of foundational concepts of information in information science discourse, on the one hand, and for examining the relationship between concepts of information and research method and methodology, on the other. This study also proposes the study of information in our world, that is, rather than information in the, my or your world.