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Epistemologia społeczna dla nauki o informacji
Social Epistemology for Information Science

Author(s): Jadwiga Woźniak-Kasperek
Subject(s): Library and Information Science
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Scholarly research; Book studies; Social epistemology; Socio-anthropological epistemology; Information science; Jesse Shera; Information studies; Theory and practice

Summary/Abstract: The author recalls Jesse Shera’s concept of a social epistemology. She discusses the need of its modification, referring to current works of social sciences, in particular enrichment of the original concept with an anthropological element, what is reasoned in an analysis of science as a “social good practice”. Discussion on social epistemology’s application in developing theoretical framework of information science is preceded by reflections on poor relations of qualified LIS research with library and information practice.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1 (101)
  • Page Range: 4-19
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish