Title :
Librarianship and symbol-mediated communication
Author :
Wright, H. Curtis
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Libr. Inf. & Sci., Brigham Young Univ., UT, USA
Abstract :
This discussion moves from A. Kaplan´s view of information as the formal structure of ideas to Mead´s view of intersubjective communication, and thence to Popper´s overview of reality. It presents a model of librarianship, identifies its components with K.R. Popper´s three worlds, and concludes that librarianship is a technology of intellection not a technology of action
Keywords :
information science; philosophical aspects; reviews; formal structure of ideas; information; intersubjective communication; librarianship; reality; symbol-mediated communication; Chaotic communication; Cultural differences; Global communication; Helium; Humans; Information science; Libraries;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1989. Vol.IV: Emerging Technologies and Applications Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1914-7
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1989.48135
