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Fundamental research questions in information science

✍ Scribed by Sachi Arafat

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 30 KB
Volume: 48
Category: Article
ISSN: 0044-7870
DOI: 10.1002/meet.2011.14504801161

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✦ Synopsis

What is the function of foundations research in any discipline, and in IS? It is claimed that it is to produce a fundamental dialectic, a particular type of intellectual culture. This panel aims to flesh-out this culture by means of a dialectic, by addressing four inter-related zones of inquiry, concerning the historical, ontological, epistemological (and scientific), and socio-ethical aspectswhich include acts such as the creation of technology or policy.

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