Gebundenes Buch

Exploring Contemporary Classification Practices

Organizing Information, Technological Change and Ideological Contestation

Herausgeber: Andersen, Jack; Hansson, Joacim

Beschreibung

The contributions in Exploring Contemporary Classification Practices analyse various aspects of classification and their importance to contemporary debates surrounding cultural heritage and information access.

Autor

Jack Andersen is an Associate Professor with a PhD in the Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on how classification practices, particularly in digital media, influence the categorization, understanding, and treatment of information, individuals, and groups in society. Andersen investigates the social, cultural, and political implications of these practices, which range from algorithms to digital archiving. His work incorporates concepts from rhetorical genre theory, classification theory, cultural techniques, communication and media theory, as well as cultural and social theory. Joacim Hansson is Professor of Library and Information Science at the Department of Cultural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Sweden. His research focuses on three main areas: Library Studies, with a special focus on the institutional identities of public libraries in contemporary democratic development; Document Theory; and Knowledge Organization with a special focus on classification theory and the relationship between metadata practices and societal development, from both historical and contemporary perspectives. He is Academic Leader at the European University for Well-being (EUniWell) and Head of the Linnaeus University Critical Knowledge Organization Research Group.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9781032997230
• ISBN-10: 1032997230
• Artikelnr.: 73530019