Hermeneutic Phenomenology in Supporting Research and Information Services: Contributions to Information Science

The diverse set of phenomena, concepts, and activities existing in academic disciplines could be studied from multiple perspectives. One of the promising approaches to explore phenomena is hermeneutics, especially in the form of hermeneutic phenomenology, which has been formed as a consequence of po...

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Published in:Journal of information science theory and practice 2020, 8(4), , pp.29-39
Main Author: Keshavarz, Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exegesis & hermeneutics
Information science
Information seeking behavior
Information services
Phenomenology
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Summary:The diverse set of phenomena, concepts, and activities existing in academic disciplines could be studied from multiple perspectives. One of the promising approaches to explore phenomena is hermeneutics, especially in the form of hermeneutic phenomenology, which has been formed as a consequence of postmodern movements. Hermeneutic phenomenology has taken root in the original ideas of philosophers like Husserl, Heidegger, and Gadamer, and has become one of the fruitful research methodologies over time. After a brief review of the foundations of hermeneutic and phenomenological methodologies, the role of the hermeneutic phenomenology approach in supporting research and information services is discussed. The present article seeks to describe narratively the use of hermeneutic phenomenology in such issues as information technology, information behavior, knowledge organization, and librarians' roles as related to Information Science.
ISSN:2287-9099
2287-4577
DOI:10.1633/JISTaP.2020.8.4.3