Be slow, skeptical, and classify: Recommendations for LIS education

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This paper argues that medium for information access becomes central to library and information science. The author discusses the notion of medium, medium neutrality, and personalization and suggests that the dominating paradigm of providing fast, efficient, and neutral systems and services for retrieving information has sidetracked opportunities to explore the impact of medium on information access. The paper makes three specific recommendations for library and information science education: be skeptical, slow down, and understand classification.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Education for Library and Information Science
Volume60
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)152-167
Number of pages16
ISSN0748-5786
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019

    Research areas

  • Classification, Information ethics, Knowledge organization, Philosophy of information, Privacy

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