Boundary objects in information science

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作者
Huvila, Isto [1 ,2 ]
Anderson, Theresa Dirndorfer [3 ]
Jansen, Eva Hourihan [4 ]
McKenzie, Pam [5 ]
Worrall, Adam [6 ]
机构
[1] Abo Akad Univ, Sch Business & Econ, Informat & Knowledge Management, Fanriksgatan 3B, SF-20500 Turku, Finland
[2] Uppsala Univ, Dept ALM, Thunbergsvagen 3H, S-75238 Uppsala, Sweden
[3] Univ Technol Sydney, Connected Intelligence Ctr, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
[4] Univ Toronto, Fac Informat, Toronto, ON, Canada
[5] Univ Western Ontario, Fac Informat & Media Studies, London, ON, Canada
[6] Univ Alberta, Sch Lib & Informat Studies, 3-15 Rutherford South, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J4, Canada
关键词
CLIMATE-CHANGE; EVERYDAY LIFE; KNOWLEDGE; COMMUNITIES; POLITICS; DESIGN; DOCUMENTS; CONTEXT; SYSTEMS; POLICY;
D O I
10.1002/asi.23817
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Boundary objects (BOs) are abstract or physical artifacts that exist in the liminal spaces between adjacent communities of people. The theory of BOs was originally introduced by Star and Griesemer in a study on information practices at the Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology but has since been adapted in a broad range of research contexts in a large number of disciplines including the various branches of information science. The aim of this review article is to present an overview of the state-of-the-art of information science research informed by the theory of BOs, critically discuss the notion, and propose a structured overview of how the notion has been applied in the study of information.
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页码:1807 / 1822
页数:16
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