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(2014) Theories of information, communication and knowledge, Dordrecht, Springer.
Mind the gap
transitions between concepts of information in varied domains
Lyn Robinson , David Bawden
pp. 121-141
The concept of "information" in five different realms – technological, physical, biological, social and philosophical – is briefly examined. The "gaps' between these conceptions are discussed, and unifying frameworks of diverse nature, including those of Shannon/Wiener, Landauer, Stonier, Bates and Floridi, are examined. The value of attempting to bridge the gaps, while avoiding shallow analogies, is explained. With information physics gaining general acceptance, and biology gaining the status of an information science, it seems rational to look for links, relationships, analogies and even helpful metaphors between them and the library/information sciences. Prospects for doing so, involving concepts of complexity and emergence, are suggested.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6973-1_6
Full citation:
Robinson, L. , Bawden, D. (2014)., Mind the gap: transitions between concepts of information in varied domains, in F. Ibekwe-San Juan & T. M. Dousa (eds.), Theories of information, communication and knowledge, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 121-141.
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