Journal of Documentation: Volume 73 Issue 1

Re-conceiving time in reference and information services work: a qualitative secondary analysis

Jenny Bossaller, Christopher Sean Burns, Amy VanScoy

The purpose of this paper is to use the sociology of time to understand how time is perceived by academic librarians who provide reference and information service (RIS).

A knowledge management framework for effective integration of national archives resources in China

Xiaomi An, Wenlin Bai, Hepu Deng, Shuyang Sun, Wenrui Zhong, Yu Dong

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between different mechanisms for integrating national archival resources, leading to the development of a knowledge…

Researching fractured (information) landscapes: Implications for library and information science researchers undertaking research with refugees and forced migration studies

Annemaree Lloyd

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a range of sensitising themes that may help to frame the emerging concept of fractured landscapes.

Cult of the “I”: Organizational symbolism and curricula in three Scandinavian iSchools with comparisons to three American

Koraljka Golub, Joacim Hansson, Lars Selden

The purpose of the paper is to analyse three Scandinavian iSchools in Denmark, Norway and Sweden with regard to their intentions of becoming iSchools and curriculum content in…

Warrant as a means to study classification system design

Julia Bullard

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of warrant in daily classification design in general and in negotiating disparate classification goals in particular.

The conceptual ecology of digital humanities

Alex H. Poole

The purpose of this paper is to dissect key issues and debates in digital humanities, an emerging field of theory and practice. Digital humanities stands greatly to impact the…

An analytical approach to building a core ontology for food

Devika P. Madalli, Usashi Chatterjee, Biswanath Dutta

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the construction of a core ontology for food. To construct the core ontology, the authors propose here an approach called, yet another…

In-between strengthened accessibility and economic demands: Analysing self-service libraries from a user perspective

Lisa Engström, Johanna Rivano Eckerdal

The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation of self-service at public libraries from the perspective of their users. The implementation of self-service is related…

GAFA speaks: metaphors in the promotion of cloud technology

Maria Lindh, Jan Michael Nolin

The purpose of this paper is to explore persuasive rhetoric by critically scrutinizing metaphorical devices utilized by leaders of the cloud industry. This paper introduces a…

About and on Behalf of Scriptum Est by Vesa Suominen

Steven Laporte

This book review aims to draw attention to the often disregarded philosophical foundations of the library. Both the library as an institution and the science that studies its…