Information science practice in a historical perspective: Preliminary findings of an oral history project

Oral history is a phenomenological method of historical inquiry. It is applied to the study of the organizational field of information science through interviews with members of the New Jersey chapter of the national information science organization )ASIST). Their views on the identity of the chapte...

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Published in:Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2005, Vol.42 (1), p.n/a
Main Authors: Pozzi, Ellen, Dalbello, Marija
Format: Article
Language:English
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information science history
oral history
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Summary:Oral history is a phenomenological method of historical inquiry. It is applied to the study of the organizational field of information science through interviews with members of the New Jersey chapter of the national information science organization )ASIST). Their views on the identity of the chapter and their own professional identity in that context, and on the development and maturation of information science field over the past thirty years are considered in the sociology of culture framework. This approach can open new directions for historical inquiry of information science in the national context, understanding the research / practice dynamics, and the institutionalization of information science field.
ISSN:0044-7870
1550-8390
1550-8390
DOI:10.1002/meet.14504201272