Abstract
This poster explores the role of design in the disciplinary identity and positioning of librarianship and information science through examination of the term “design” in two prominent contemporary library and information science vocabularies: the thesaurus for H.W. Wilson's Library Literature & Information Science Full Text database and the American Society for Information Science & Technology's Thesaurus of Information Science, Technology and Librarianship. Findings include conflicting and fractured identities, power struggles and paradigm entrenchment. Further research into disciplinary identity is necessary not only to improve controlled vocabularies but also to solidify and unify professional identity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- controlled vocabularies
- design
- identity
- information science
- librarianship
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Library and Information Sciences