Journal of Documentation: Volume 62 Issue 2

Towards an evolutionary perspective for human information behavior: An exploratory study

Since the beginning of human existence, humankind has sought, organized and used information as it evolved patterns and practices of human information behaviors. However, the…

Building “civilisational competence”: a new role for libraries?

The purpose of this article is to examine the changing role and image of libraries and librarians, along with the overall information culture prevalent in four Central and Eastern…

The public sphere and discursive activities: information literacy as sociopolitical skills

To provide some theoretical considerations concerning information literacy so as to contribute to a theoretically informed point of departure for understanding information…

Constructing and maintaining knowledge organization tools: a symbolic approach

To propose a comprehensive and semi‐automatic method for constructing or updating knowledge organization tools such as thesauri.

Where is the wisdom that we have lost in knowledge?

This article aims to define and explore the nature of wisdom, managerial wisdom, organisational wisdom and wisdom management.

Interpretive journeys and METS: Determining requirements for the effective management of complex digital objects in a National Park

To report on initial work carried out on a Metadata Options Appraisal undertaken for the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park in the context of plans to create and manage…

The History and Heritage of Scientific and Technological Information Systems

Technology and Social Inclusion. Rethinking the Digital Divide

Dismantling the Public Sphere: Situating and Sustaining Librarianship in the Age of the New Public Philosophy

Law, Libraries and Technology

The history of information and documentation