Purpose-The purpose of this paper is first to provide a critical conceptual discussion of differe... more Purpose-The purpose of this paper is first to provide a critical conceptual discussion of different use of the notion of text, especially in the case of expressions including words as well as images, second to consider the notion of document as an alternative to the notion of text, and finally to lay out a theoretical ground for a broad discipline of documentation studies. Design/methodology/approach-The approach took the form of a conceptual analysis of a number of works in media and literary studies. Findings-There were found a number of cases of contradictory use of the notion of text within the same work, talking about text in a broad overall sense covering all media as well as text as a distinctive concept separating words from images, while it was found through a conceptual history of the notion of document that the latter notion not only covers a written paper, but multiple media. Research limitations/implications-In future research, one should consider the use of document as the concept for the expressions as a whole and dedicate the notion of text solely for the verbal part of the expressions and make more empirical analysis within this conceptual framework to see if it makes a difference in practice to change the overall concept from text to document. Practical implications-Having a broad concept of document, it would be possible to be more flexible regarding the choose of proper media for documentation. Originality/value-By making a critique of the notion of text and suggesting a broader concept of document as well as documentation, the paper provides a ground for reconsidering the classical disciplinary structure, divided into humanities as well as the information sciences and social sciences.
Proceedings from the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Document Academy, 2019
I want to show that a pair of overalls can be a document in many senses, and thus demonstrate tha... more I want to show that a pair of overalls can be a document in many senses, and thus demonstrate that the complementary relationship between materiality, sociality and conceptuality is a very complex relationship. I will use an artistic approach to show the complex relationship and make an exposition of verbal text and images, consisting of 4 parts: 1. Origin of overalls A short history of overalls - denim pants first with suspenders and later with bibs. They go back to the 18th century, were mass-produced by Levi Strauss and Lee and became popular work garment and later for leisure and fashion for both men and women. 2. "Broken in" overalls A document of use and often hard work, shown in faded denim. They can be used for generations, with overalls handed over from father to sons or daughters 3. Mending overalls A document of repairing overalls by mending and patching, documenting traditions for mending clothes 4. Overalls as wearable art A document of art shown by the visibl...
Facebook (FB) has since its birth in 2004 as a site for students on Harvard campus grown to becom... more Facebook (FB) has since its birth in 2004 as a site for students on Harvard campus grown to become one of the largest site on the net at all, both when it comes to writers and readers across ages, genders, cultures and continents and one may wonder if FB is a document without borders at all and if it is a book as it claims in its name. We will try to use some of the conceptual tools we have used in former documentation studies like Gerard Genette’s concept of paratext and discuss if it is necessary to use other conceptual tools in order to deal with the new digital documents crossing borders between former document types like books, newspapers and movies and between spheres of public and private life.
... O'Hara, K., Perry, M., Churchill, E.: Public and Situated... more ... O'Hara, K., Perry, M., Churchill, E.: Public and Situated Displays: Social and Interactional Aspects of Shared Display Technologies (Cooperative Work, 2). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (2004) 13. Litchfield, J.: Color Your World: Diagnostic color displays take off. ...
PurposeThis conceptual article aims to discuss how the concept of a document and documentation al... more PurposeThis conceptual article aims to discuss how the concept of a document and documentation along with a general document model could inform us in the design and engineering of information or rather documentation systems.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a broad and complementary document model, derived from the last couple of decades' discussion on what is a document and what is documentation. This model is used as a basis for a method, a conceptual tool or a template for analysis of socio‐technical systems.FindingsThe authors contend that the document systems analysis is a holistic approach compared to the traditional systems design and engineering reductionist approach, and also in the context of sociotechnical systems design. The document model is a taxonomy of the constituents of the document and, the authors argue, a potential communication tool in systems design.Research limitations/implicationsThe document model presented in this article is discussed more...
O artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura a partir de uma abordagem histórica, busca demonstra... more O artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura a partir de uma abordagem histórica, busca demonstrar como as diferentes compreensões acerca do conceito de documento evoluíram em relação umas às outras e também em relação às mudanças nas comunidades profissionais e acadêmicas, assim como na sociedade em geral. Aprofunda os estudos a partir das teorias a capacidade de complementar tanto as pesquisas feitas em torno da Documentação com vistas a entender a construção do conceito de documento e como esse pode ser inserido nas práticas dos profissionais de informação.
Abstract In this essay we present a scenario of the future of an e-book and in the light of this... more Abstract In this essay we present a scenario of the future of an e-book and in the light of this scenario we discuss some issues and implications of such an artifact. Central to this scenario are issues of technology, digitalism, choice-or survival of technologies, ethics, ...
Purpose-The purpose of this paper is first to provide a critical conceptual discussion of differe... more Purpose-The purpose of this paper is first to provide a critical conceptual discussion of different use of the notion of text, especially in the case of expressions including words as well as images, second to consider the notion of document as an alternative to the notion of text, and finally to lay out a theoretical ground for a broad discipline of documentation studies. Design/methodology/approach-The approach took the form of a conceptual analysis of a number of works in media and literary studies. Findings-There were found a number of cases of contradictory use of the notion of text within the same work, talking about text in a broad overall sense covering all media as well as text as a distinctive concept separating words from images, while it was found through a conceptual history of the notion of document that the latter notion not only covers a written paper, but multiple media. Research limitations/implications-In future research, one should consider the use of document as the concept for the expressions as a whole and dedicate the notion of text solely for the verbal part of the expressions and make more empirical analysis within this conceptual framework to see if it makes a difference in practice to change the overall concept from text to document. Practical implications-Having a broad concept of document, it would be possible to be more flexible regarding the choose of proper media for documentation. Originality/value-By making a critique of the notion of text and suggesting a broader concept of document as well as documentation, the paper provides a ground for reconsidering the classical disciplinary structure, divided into humanities as well as the information sciences and social sciences.
Proceedings from the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Document Academy, 2019
I want to show that a pair of overalls can be a document in many senses, and thus demonstrate tha... more I want to show that a pair of overalls can be a document in many senses, and thus demonstrate that the complementary relationship between materiality, sociality and conceptuality is a very complex relationship. I will use an artistic approach to show the complex relationship and make an exposition of verbal text and images, consisting of 4 parts: 1. Origin of overalls A short history of overalls - denim pants first with suspenders and later with bibs. They go back to the 18th century, were mass-produced by Levi Strauss and Lee and became popular work garment and later for leisure and fashion for both men and women. 2. "Broken in" overalls A document of use and often hard work, shown in faded denim. They can be used for generations, with overalls handed over from father to sons or daughters 3. Mending overalls A document of repairing overalls by mending and patching, documenting traditions for mending clothes 4. Overalls as wearable art A document of art shown by the visibl...
Facebook (FB) has since its birth in 2004 as a site for students on Harvard campus grown to becom... more Facebook (FB) has since its birth in 2004 as a site for students on Harvard campus grown to become one of the largest site on the net at all, both when it comes to writers and readers across ages, genders, cultures and continents and one may wonder if FB is a document without borders at all and if it is a book as it claims in its name. We will try to use some of the conceptual tools we have used in former documentation studies like Gerard Genette’s concept of paratext and discuss if it is necessary to use other conceptual tools in order to deal with the new digital documents crossing borders between former document types like books, newspapers and movies and between spheres of public and private life.
... O'Hara, K., Perry, M., Churchill, E.: Public and Situated... more ... O'Hara, K., Perry, M., Churchill, E.: Public and Situated Displays: Social and Interactional Aspects of Shared Display Technologies (Cooperative Work, 2). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (2004) 13. Litchfield, J.: Color Your World: Diagnostic color displays take off. ...
PurposeThis conceptual article aims to discuss how the concept of a document and documentation al... more PurposeThis conceptual article aims to discuss how the concept of a document and documentation along with a general document model could inform us in the design and engineering of information or rather documentation systems.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a broad and complementary document model, derived from the last couple of decades' discussion on what is a document and what is documentation. This model is used as a basis for a method, a conceptual tool or a template for analysis of socio‐technical systems.FindingsThe authors contend that the document systems analysis is a holistic approach compared to the traditional systems design and engineering reductionist approach, and also in the context of sociotechnical systems design. The document model is a taxonomy of the constituents of the document and, the authors argue, a potential communication tool in systems design.Research limitations/implicationsThe document model presented in this article is discussed more...
O artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura a partir de uma abordagem histórica, busca demonstra... more O artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura a partir de uma abordagem histórica, busca demonstrar como as diferentes compreensões acerca do conceito de documento evoluíram em relação umas às outras e também em relação às mudanças nas comunidades profissionais e acadêmicas, assim como na sociedade em geral. Aprofunda os estudos a partir das teorias a capacidade de complementar tanto as pesquisas feitas em torno da Documentação com vistas a entender a construção do conceito de documento e como esse pode ser inserido nas práticas dos profissionais de informação.
Abstract In this essay we present a scenario of the future of an e-book and in the light of this... more Abstract In this essay we present a scenario of the future of an e-book and in the light of this scenario we discuss some issues and implications of such an artifact. Central to this scenario are issues of technology, digitalism, choice-or survival of technologies, ethics, ...
This book is the first comprehensive introduction to documentation studies. It outlines the histo... more This book is the first comprehensive introduction to documentation studies. It outlines the historical background of, and the theoretical foundation for a complementary approach to documentation issues and processes: not only in the context of academic study, but also in the practice of documentation in different parts of society. What do a composer, a writer, a painter, a historian, a political activist, and a social agency office have in common? They all create documents to communicate and inform the world, making documentation a necessity for any human interaction in society. Through six case-studies, it is shown how a complementary analysis of the intertwined processes of documentation, communication, and information in any kind of human interaction can be conducted. They demonstrate how complex the relationships are between the agents involved, the means chosen to be used and in which modes, the resulting complex of documents are created no matter whether it is in the arts, public administration, politics, or in personal life. The complementary analytical model and method has relevance not only for documentation, communication, and information scholars in a narrow sense, but will be applicable to many different fields of research in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences/engineering and design. This book provides a solid theoretical and analytical framework for anyone who deals with document management, both the professionals in archives, libraries, and museums, and for all those who must manage documents as part of their professional life in healthcare, transportation, education, production, trade etc.
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What do a composer, a writer, a painter, a historian, a political activist, and a social agency office have in common? They all create documents to communicate and inform the world, making documentation a necessity for any human interaction in society.
Through six case-studies, it is shown how a complementary analysis of the intertwined processes of documentation, communication, and information in any kind of human interaction can be conducted. They demonstrate how complex the relationships are between the agents involved, the means chosen to be used and in which modes, the resulting complex of documents are created no matter whether it is in the arts, public administration, politics, or in personal life.
The complementary analytical model and method has relevance not only for documentation, communication, and information scholars in a narrow sense, but will be applicable to many different fields of research in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences/engineering and design.
This book provides a solid theoretical and analytical framework for anyone who deals with document management, both the professionals in archives, libraries, and museums, and for all those who must manage documents as part of their professional life in healthcare, transportation, education, production, trade etc.