What the information scientist has to offer

Gilchrist, Alan

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“…For example, empirical evidence has established that the level of information-consciousness of policy-makers in Nigeria is not as high as expected [1]. It is also known that in the Third World, &dquo;it is certainly the case that information science has hardly ever been recognised&dquo; [19]. It follows that the potential value of the subject of this paper would be largely removed from the active consideration and research thrusts of most Third World information scientists.…”

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“…It is easily seen that equations (18) and (19) render prescriptive results. Using equation (19), a relationship between the .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Using equation (19), a relationship between the . arithmetical' ( x ) and the 'geometric' ( a ) qualifi-cations of elitism is obtained as Like equations (18) and (19) equation (20) is a prescriptive result.…”

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On the categorization, exactness and probable utility of bibliometric laws and their extensions

Soyibo

Aiyepeku

1988

Journal of Information Science

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In 1980, Brookes challenged information scientists to study the interactions between Poppenan Worlds 2 and 3, to describe and explain their interactions and thereby enhance the organization of knowledge rather than documents. Recent theoretical contributions to bibliometrics are seen, in part, as responding to this call. We study and classify such contributions, discuss their reasonableness, appropriateness and exactness, using the decision maker/end user-oriented focus. Because of similarities in the application of mathematical abstractions to economics and to information science, we discuss the possible economic implications of some recent contributions and the constraints on their application, and offer suggestions for their application particularly in the Third World where "it is certainly the case that information science has hardly ever been recognized".

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“…It is easily seen that equations (18) and (19) render prescriptive results. Using equation (19), a relationship between the .…”

Section: Established Features Of the Lawsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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On the categorization, exactness and probable utility of bibliometric laws and their extensions

Soyibo

Aiyepeku

1988

Journal of Information Science

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“…While the situation may look threatentng, it also offers opportunities for bringing the disclplinö together and moving into new territory-to the benefit of both practitioners and users. Gilchn~t [8] has already suggested a &dquo; marketing&dquo; type of initiative for information science: it should he possible to define information work m a more systematic. structured wav If this could he done within a hroed area of activity we could more clearlv identify where other professions were acti%e.…”

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Information design and information science: a new alliance?

Orna¹,

Stevens²

1991

Journal of Information Science

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Information design is broadly defined as everything that we do to make ideas visible so that others can make them their own and use them for their own purposes The history of human efforts to "store information beyond the brain" suggests that there is common ground between those who today pursue the separate specialisms of managing information and designing information Examination of what information designers actually do leads to the conclusion that they and information professionals could usefully work together, and make a "benevolent colonisation" of new areas. Their cooperation could help, in particular, to rectify many of the difficulties which modern information technology puts in the way of information users Some first ideas are advanced for co-operation, and for initiatives in integrated education A first definition Information design is still an unfamiliar term. so let us start with a definmon-initiallv a broad and general one; later we shall present some more detailed and fundamental ideas.Information design covers all the activities which go to making ideas visible, to showing their structure and the relations between them-so that others can use them and make them their c~wn. Õ n that definition, we are all information designers, in our everyday and m our professional acttvilies. We are designing information when we divide what we write mto paragraphs and give it headmgs; we are designing information when we plan the layout of a record card or form. and we are designing information when we plan the structure of a database.Information design is a special case of the general human activity of designing, which consrsts of finding an expressive structure that allow s communication between human beings. It is speciai because : -the products have a high information content. usualIN expressed largely in words: -Information designers see users as an active initiating force BBho consciously know the,, want certain information, and w ho want n in order m use n for purposes they themselves have defined. It should therefore not be confused with B l~l1.1l ideas which are used to persuade people to action they had not proposed.If we define information design in this way. w can see that it covers a much larger range of activities than merely preparing information for printed presentation. It realt covers: -&dquo; marl.et ana)Bsis'―deciding who needs w hat kinds of information: -product planning-deciding what kind,, of information product are needed W meet the requirements of the market: -acquisition, selection iiid conceptual structuring of information, finding appropriate wavs of presenting the inforniation-in prose, other forms of words, and nun-verhal forms; -making decisions on format -the shape and size uf the area on which the Information appears, on typefaces of the appropriate design.sizes, spacing; and on standards for treating different kinds of information: -translating those decisions into specifications fur .1pplYlng appropriate technologies for origination and reproduction. Some history : storin...

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“…information scientist is or should be, then you cannot lend much muscle to the profession. As Gilchrist [3] has pointed out before in the Journul the information scientist/manager has much to offer in terms of skills and attitude towards information but the poor public image of the profession does not help towards full acceptance in circles where it really matters.…”

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Magalhães¹

1989

Journal of Information Science

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What the information scientist has to offer

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On the categorization, exactness and probable utility of bibliometric laws and their extensions

On the categorization, exactness and probable utility of bibliometric laws and their extensions

Information design and information science: a new alliance?

About the book by Vickery and Vickery; its review by Borko; and the possible name change for the Institute

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