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David Bawden deposited Mind the gap: transitions between concepts of information in varied domains in the group
CityLIS on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoThe concept of ‘information’ in five different realms – technological, physical, biological, social and philosophical – is briefly examined. The ‘gaps’ between these conceptions are discussed, and unifying frameworks of diverse nature, including those of Shannon/Wiener, Landauer, Stonier, Bates and Floridi, are examined. The value of att…[Read more]
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David Bawden deposited Being Fluent and Keeping Looking in the group
CityLIS on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoThe complexities of the many concepts and models around information literacy are considered, and some personal views given as to how they may best be clarified, both theoretically and practically. A slightly adapted idea of the concept of information fluency can serve as a main general purpose for the promotion of information literacy, expressed…[Read more]
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David Bawden deposited Information and the gaining of understanding in the group
CityLIS on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoIt is suggested that, in addition to data, information and knowledge, the information sciences should focus on understanding, understood as a higher-order knowledge, with coherent and explanatory potential. The limited ways in which understanding has been addressed in the design of information systems, in studies of information behaviour, in…[Read more]
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David Bawden deposited Supporting truth and promoting understanding: knowledge organization and the curation of the infosphere in the group
CityLIS on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoThis blog post gives an updated and modified text of a keynote address given at the Fifteenth International ISKO Conference, Porto, 9th July 2018.
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Joseph Dunne deposited Proceedings from DocPerform Editorial: Is the World After All Just a Dream? in the group
Performance Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoDocPerform is a multi- and interdisciplinary research project based at City, University of London. Led by members of the Department of Library & Information Science, it comprises scholars and practitioners from the fields of performing arts and library & information science. The project concerns conceptual, methodological and technological…[Read more]
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Joseph Dunne deposited Proceedings from DocPerform Editorial: Is the World After All Just a Dream? in the group
Library & Information Science on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoDocPerform is a multi- and interdisciplinary research project based at City, University of London. Led by members of the Department of Library & Information Science, it comprises scholars and practitioners from the fields of performing arts and library & information science. The project concerns conceptual, methodological and technological…[Read more]
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Joseph Dunne deposited Proceedings from DocPerform Editorial: Is the World After All Just a Dream? in the group
CityLIS on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoDocPerform is a multi- and interdisciplinary research project based at City, University of London. Led by members of the Department of Library & Information Science, it comprises scholars and practitioners from the fields of performing arts and library & information science. The project concerns conceptual, methodological and technological…[Read more]
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David Bawden deposited Storing the wisdom: chemical concepts and chemoinformatics on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
The purpose of the paper is to examine the nature of chemical concepts, and the ways in which they are applied in chemoinformatics systems. An account of concepts in philosophy and in the information sciences leads to an analysis of chemical concepts, and their representation. The way in which concepts are applied in systems for information…[Read more]
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David Bawden deposited Mind the gap: transitions between concepts of information in varied domains on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
The concept of ‘information’ in five different realms – technological, physical, biological, social and philosophical – is briefly examined. The ‘gaps’ between these conceptions are discussed, and unifying frameworks of diverse nature, including those of Shannon/Wiener, Landauer, Stonier, Bates and Floridi, are examined. The value of att…[Read more]
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The complexities of the many concepts and models around information literacy are considered, and some personal views given as to how they may best be clarified, both theoretically and practically. A slightly adapted idea of the concept of information fluency can serve as a main general purpose for the promotion of information literacy, expressed…[Read more]
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David Bawden deposited Information and the gaining of understanding on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
It is suggested that, in addition to data, information and knowledge, the information sciences should focus on understanding, understood as a higher-order knowledge, with coherent and explanatory potential. The limited ways in which understanding has been addressed in the design of information systems, in studies of information behaviour, in…[Read more]
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Ernesto Priego posted an update on Humanities Commons 7 years, 6 months ago
A formal complaint to the European Ombudsman has been submitted about the recent announcement that Elsevier, a scholarly publisher and data analytics provider, has been subcontracted to monitor the future progress of Open Science in Europe.
Published version of the complaint is available open access on Zenodo: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1305847 .
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David Bawden deposited Supporting truth and promoting understanding: knowledge organization and the curation of the infosphere on Humanities Commons 7 years, 6 months ago
This blog post gives an updated and modified text of a keynote address given at the Fifteenth International ISKO Conference, Porto, 9th July 2018.
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Joseph Dunne deposited Proceedings from DocPerform Editorial: Is the World After All Just a Dream? on Humanities Commons 7 years, 7 months ago
DocPerform is a multi- and interdisciplinary research project based at City, University of London. Led by members of the Department of Library & Information Science, it comprises scholars and practitioners from the fields of performing arts and library & information science. The project concerns conceptual, methodological and technological…[Read more]
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Lyn Robinson's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months ago
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Ernesto Priego posted an update on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months ago
I deposited “The Power of Sharing” on CORE. Check it out! http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6HV9T
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Ernesto Priego deposited The Power of Sharing in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoA comic about the power of sharing: a collaboration between figshare, Symbola Comics and La Grúa Estudio.
Concept and story by Francisco De La Mora & Ernesto Priego
Art by Cristina Durán La Grúa Estudio
Design by Daniela Rocha
Originally published as
de la Mora, Francisco et al.. “The Power of Sharing”. figshare, 21 Mar. 2018.…[Read more]
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Ernesto Priego deposited The Power of Sharing in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoA comic about the power of sharing: a collaboration between figshare, Symbola Comics and La Grúa Estudio.
Concept and story by Francisco De La Mora & Ernesto Priego
Art by Cristina Durán La Grúa Estudio
Design by Daniela Rocha
Originally published as
de la Mora, Francisco et al.. “The Power of Sharing”. figshare, 21 Mar. 2018.…[Read more]
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Ernesto Priego deposited The Power of Sharing in the group
Comics Scholarship/Comics Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months agoA comic about the power of sharing: a collaboration between figshare, Symbola Comics and La Grúa Estudio.
Concept and story by Francisco De La Mora & Ernesto Priego
Art by Cristina Durán La Grúa Estudio
Design by Daniela Rocha
Originally published as
de la Mora, Francisco et al.. “The Power of Sharing”. figshare, 21 Mar. 2018.…[Read more]
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A comic about the power of sharing: a collaboration between figshare, Symbola Comics and La Grúa Estudio.
Concept and story by Francisco De La Mora & Ernesto Priego
Art by Cristina Durán La Grúa Estudio
Design by Daniela Rocha
Originally published as
de la Mora, Francisco et al.. “The Power of Sharing”. figshare, 21 Mar. 2018.…[Read more]
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