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Information organization and the philosophy of history

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The philosophy of history can help articulate problems relevant to information organization. One such problem is “aboutness”: How do texts relate to the world? In response to this problem, philosophers of history have developed theories of colligation describing how authors bind together phenomena under organizing concepts. Drawing on these ideas, I present a theory of subject analysis that avoids the problematic illusion of an independent “landscape” of subjects. This theory points to a broad vision of the future of information organization and some specific challenges to be met.

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  • Ryan Shaw, 2013. "Information organization and the philosophy of history," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 64(6), pages 1092-1103, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:64:y:2013:i:6:p:1092-1103
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.22843
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    1. Ryan Shaw, 2021. "Engines of order: A mechanology of algorithmic techniques. Bernhard Rieder. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2020, 352 pp., € 115,00 (hardcover). (ISBN 9789462986190). € 0,00 (PDF). (ISBN 978904," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 72(8), pages 1092-1095, August.

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