Centered and decentered: toward a knowledge organization perspective on social reality
ISSN: 0022-0418
Article publication date: 28 February 2023
Issue publication date: 25 August 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose is to offer a discussion of how we can conceive of the organization of knowledge in digital culture and its changing nature. The article proposes to view of it as both a decentered (communicative) and centered (analytical gaze).
Design/methodology/approach
This study involves comparative analysis and discussion.
Findings
The analysis and discussion argue for the two positions of the organization of knowledge and point to how and what we can understand about features of digital culture’s collection practices.
Originality/value
The originality of this article is the conceptualization of the organization of knowledge as both a decentered and centered practice in digital culture, from which is developed a particular knowledge organization perspective on social reality.
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Citation
Andersen, J. (2023), "Centered and decentered: toward a knowledge organization perspective on social reality", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 79 No. 5, pp. 1209-1219. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-10-2022-0231
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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