Boundaries of research disciplines are paper constructs: digital web-based information as a challenge to disciplinary research
2011 (English)In: First Monday, E-ISSN 1396-0466, Vol. 16, no 11
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Modern disciplinary research is partly constructed, and limited, by the medium of paper. It is possible to bypass the restraints imposed by paper in modern Web publication. Still, the research sector keeps publishing as if the qualities of hard copy should be forced on the Web. This article discusses the role of paper in the construction of the boundaries of disciplines and the challenges from digital Web–based publication.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
First Monday Editorial Group , 2011. Vol. 16, no 11
Keywords [en]
research disciplines, research boundaries, social tagging, interdisciplinary research, philosophy of science, history of science, digital is default, web-based digital information, read and write culture, collective authorship, convergent research, divergent research, Social Media
National Category
Information Studies Philosophy
Research subject
Library and Information Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3190Local ID: 2320/9516OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-3190DiVA, id: diva2:871287
Funder
Swedish Retail and Wholesale Development Council
Note
Sponsorship:
R&D board University of Borås
2015-11-132015-11-132025-09-24Bibliographically approved