Emerging Frameworks and Methods: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS 4)

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Held for the first time in the United States, the Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS4) is the fourth in the series of international conferences that bring together leading researchers from around the world. CoLIS4 provides a forum for critically exploring and analyzing library and information science as a discipline and as a field of research from historical, philosophical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives. The papers in this volume cover a wide variety of topics, presenting the latest research and information on new developments and new approaches to conceptual frameworks and methods in library and information science. Papers range from a re-examination of the core concepts to empirical studies, analyzing such areas as Web searching, information retrieval, informetrics, information behavior, aspects of learning, business intelligence, and information processing mechanisms. As library and information science is closely associated with a variety of other disciplines and its practice employs technologies that are changing rapidly, presenters focus on the old and the new, address theory and practice, and bridge diverse intellectual areas. From challenging existing approaches and proposing new ones to establishing models and reviewing methods-the presenters lead the way to change and further exploration.

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Emerging Frameworks and Methods successfully stimulates the experienced reader's imagination and will serve new LIS researchers especially well.-Library Quarterly
While clearly targeted at a research audience, much of the text is accessible to a broad professional audience. This volume is required reading for researchers and research students, recommended for others.-The Australian Library Journal
"Emerging Frameworks and Methods successfully stimulates the experienced reader's imagination and will serve new LIS researchers especially well."-Library Quarterly
"While clearly targeted at a research audience, much of the text is accessible to a broad professional audience. This volume is required reading for researchers and research students, recommended for others."-The Australian Library Journal

Author Bio

Harry Bruce and Raya Fidel are professors at the Information School, University of Washington, Seattle. Peter Ingwersen is professor at the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark. Pertti Vakkari is professor at the Department of Information Studies, University of Tampere, Finland.