Information organization and the philosophy of history. Issue 6 (23rd April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shaw, Ryan
• Is Part Of: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Volume 64:Issue 6(2013:Jun.)
• Page Start: 1092
• Page End: 1103
• Publication Date: 2013-04-23
• Subjects: Information science -- Periodicals; Information technology -- Periodicals; Sciences de l'information -- Périodiques; Technologie de l'information -- Périodiques; 020.5
• DOI: 10.1002/asi.22843
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-2882

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The philosophy of history can help articulate problems relevant to information organization. One such problem is "aboutness": How do texts relate to the world? In response to this problem, philosophers of history have developed theories of <italic>colligation</italic> describing how authors bind together phenomena under organizing concepts. Drawing on these ideas, I present a theory of subject analysis that avoids the problematic illusion of an independent "landscape" of subjects. This theory points to a broad vision of the future of information organization and some specific challenges to be met.</p> </abstract>