Final Summary: Genre Theory in Information Studies
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Final Summary: Genre Theory in Information Studies. / Andersen, Jack.
Genre theory in information studies. ed. / Jack Andersen. Vol. 11 1. ed. Emerald Group Publishing, 2015. p. 179-181 (Studies in Information, Vol. 11).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Final Summary: Genre Theory in Information Studies
AU - Andersen, Jack
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - PurposeThis chapter offers a re-description of knowledge organization in light of genre and activity theory. Knowledge organization needs a new description in order to account for those activities and practices constituting and causing concrete knowledge organization activity. Genre and activity theory is put forward as a framework for situating such a re-description.FindingsBy means of genre and activity theory, the chapters argues that understanding the genre and activity systems, in which every form of knowledge organization is embedded, makes us capable of seeing how knowledge organization, as a genre, both can be a tool and an object in genred human activities.Originality/valueIn contrast to much research into knowledge organization, this chapter does not emphasize techniques, standards, or rules to be the sole object of study. Instead, an emphasis is put on the genre and activity systems informing and shaping concrete forms of knowledge organization activity. With this, we are able to understand how knowledge organization activity also contributes to construct genre and activity systems and not only aid them.
AB - PurposeThis chapter offers a re-description of knowledge organization in light of genre and activity theory. Knowledge organization needs a new description in order to account for those activities and practices constituting and causing concrete knowledge organization activity. Genre and activity theory is put forward as a framework for situating such a re-description.FindingsBy means of genre and activity theory, the chapters argues that understanding the genre and activity systems, in which every form of knowledge organization is embedded, makes us capable of seeing how knowledge organization, as a genre, both can be a tool and an object in genred human activities.Originality/valueIn contrast to much research into knowledge organization, this chapter does not emphasize techniques, standards, or rules to be the sole object of study. Instead, an emphasis is put on the genre and activity systems informing and shaping concrete forms of knowledge organization activity. With this, we are able to understand how knowledge organization activity also contributes to construct genre and activity systems and not only aid them.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Genre theory
KW - activity theory
KW - activity systems
KW - knowledge organization
U2 - 10.1108/S2055-537720140000011021
DO - 10.1108/S2055-537720140000011021
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-1-78441-255-5
VL - 11
T3 - Studies in Information
SP - 179
EP - 181
BT - Genre theory in information studies
A2 - Andersen, Jack
PB - Emerald Group Publishing
ER -
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