Be Slow, Skeptical, and Classify: Recommendations for LIS Education

This paper argues that medium for information access becomes central to library and information science. The author discusses the notion of medium, medium neutrality, and personalization and suggests that the dominating paradigm of providing fast, efficient, and neutral systems and services for retr...

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Published in:Journal of education for library and information science 2019-04, Vol.60 (2), p.152-168
Main Author: Mai, Jens-Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Classification
Cognition
Dewey Decimal Classification
Digital media
Educational aspects
Information ethics
Information resources
Information Retrieval
Information Science
Information Science Education
Information Scientists
Internet resources
Librarians
Libraries
Library associations
Library Education
Science Education
Search Engines
Study and teaching
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Summary:This paper argues that medium for information access becomes central to library and information science. The author discusses the notion of medium, medium neutrality, and personalization and suggests that the dominating paradigm of providing fast, efficient, and neutral systems and services for retrieving information has sidetracked opportunities to explore the impact of medium on information access. The paper makes three specific recommendations for library and information science education: be skeptical, slow down, and understand classification.
ISSN:0748-5786
2328-2967
DOI:10.3138/jelis.2018-0048