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Library and information science and the digital humanities
- Source :
- Journal of Documentation. 72:781-792
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Emerald, 2016.
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Abstract
- Purpose– Library and information science (LIS) and the digital humanities are both interested in studying recorded information and often share institutional frameworks. The purpose of this paper is to go beyond outlining these similarities by examining the perceived and real strengths and weaknesses of both disciplines.Design/methodology/approach– Epistemologies and methods of both disciplines are analysed, principally in the light of the growing importance of data-intensive research, taking into consideration that there is a tension about the academic status of these disciplines.Findings– Epistemologies and methods of both disciplines are analysed, principally in the light of the growing importance of data-intensive research, taking into consideration that there is a tension about the academic status of these disciplines.Originality/value– The paper intends to be an add-on to the recent discussions and the evolving body of knowledge about the relationship of these disciplines with the hope of indicating a possible new direction in the development of LIS.
- Subjects :
- Value (ethics)
media_common.quotation_subject
05 social sciences
Library science
Library and Information Sciences
050905 science studies
Body of knowledge
Originality
Digital humanities
Sociology
0509 other social sciences
050904 information & library sciences
Strengths and weaknesses
Information Systems
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00220418
- Volume :
- 72
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Documentation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........708474b529484fc2001df75b40297b84