Discipline formation in information management: case study of scientific and technological information services
(2005) Discipline formation in information management: case study of scientific and technological information services. Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology 2:pp. 543-558.
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Abstract
Discipline formation in information management is investigated through a case study of the origi-nation and development of information services for scientific and technical information in Australia. Particular reference is made to a case of AESIS, a national geoscience, minerals and petroleum reference database coordinated by the Australian Mineral Foundation. This study pro-vided a model for consideration of similar services and their contribution to the discipline. The perspective adopted is to consider information management at operational, analytical and strate-gic levels. Political and financial influences are considered along with analysis of scope, perform-ance and quality control. Factors that influenced the creation, transitions, and abeyance of the service are examined, and some conclusions are drawn about an information management disci-pline being exemplified by such services.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Discipline formation; Information services; Information management; Australia; Scientific information; Bibliographic databases |
| Subjects: | 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280103 Information Storage, Retrieval and Management 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration > 360299 Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified |
| ID Code: | 1433 |
| Deposited By: | Middleton, Michael |
| Deposited On: | 06 June 2005 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2005/ |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2005 Informing Science |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |