The cognitive viewpoint in information science
Journal of Information SciencePublished 1 February 1990
Nicholas J. Belkin
Citations249
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It is shown that considering problems of information science from this point of view has led to significant advances in a variety of areas of informationScience, including bibliometrics, user studies, the reference interview and information retrieval, which suggests that the cognitive viewpoint may be a powerful framework for the general theoretical and practical development of Information science.
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The meaning of the cognitive view of information science is briefly summarized, and representative works which propose or use this viewpoint are reviewed. It is shown, by example, that considering problems of information science from this point of view has led to significant advances in a variety of areas of information science, including bibliometrics, user studies, the reference interview and information retrieval. This variety of applications suggests that the cognitive viewpoint may be a powerful framework for the general theoretical and practical development of information science.
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